Earthshaking event
The crossword clue "Earthshaking event" is answered by SEISM, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SEISM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEISM answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- VOLCANICERUPTION (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SEISM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEISM, most used first.
- Earthquake - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Quake - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Tremor - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Earth tremor - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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