Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Sin. old form of Since. 2  Sin(noun) transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt to those violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities.
Earthquakes at a Plate Boundary. An earthquake is a sudden motion or trembling in the crust caused by the abrupt release of accumulated stress along a fault, a break in the Earthâs crust. The âRing of Fireâ shows the position of the New Zealand continent within a zone of intense seismic activity around the Pacific Ocean.