quake lake

Noun

 * 1) A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake.
 * 2) * 2008, "China braces as water rises at quake lake," AFP at Google News, 6 Jun.,
 * The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable "quake lakes" that are threatening millions of people.