Home › Words › P › planetquakeplanetquakeplanetquake · noun — A seismic event occurring on a planet (especially one other than Earth).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, planetquake ranks #2,501 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom planet + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.nounA seismic event occurring on a planet (especially one other than Earth).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.moonquake 71% match — A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake. vs planetquake →venusquake 68% match — A quake on the planet Venus, perhaps caused by land tides or volcanic eruptions. vs planetquake →spacequake 67% match — A tremor in space or spacetime. vs planetquake →earthquakelike 59% match — Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake. vs planetquake →crustquake 59% match — A starquake in the crust of a neutron star vs planetquake →earthdin 58% match — An earthquake. vs planetquake →earthstorm 58% match — An extremely powerful earthquake; a storm involving earth or rock blowing through the air. vs planetquake →seaquake 58% match — A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed. vs planetquake →