アウターライズ地じ震しん

noun

outer-rise earthquake

A seismological term for an earthquake occurring in the outer rise region seaward of a deep-sea trench, typically associated with subduction zones.

• アウターライズ地じ震しんは、海かい溝こうの外そと側がわで発はっ生せいする地じ震しんです。

  An outer-rise earthquake is an earthquake that occurs on the seaward side of a trench.