How do you say “earthquake” in Vietnamese?

“Earthquake” in Vietnamese is động đất (an earthquake).

Vietnamese words for “earthquake”

• động đấtListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ʔɗət̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˦˥]động heavy đất rising

  an earthquake

  for “earthquake” meaning: A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

  • Vừa có động đất à?Did you just feel an earthquake?

Related Vietnamese words

• địa chấnListennoun

  earthquake

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.