microseism vs quake

microseism and quake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
microseism	Yes	No	No	No
quake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, quake is a hypernym of microseism; that is, quake is a word with a broader meaning than microseism:

microseism: a small earthquake
quake: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

Other hypernyms of microseism include earthquake, seism, temblor.

microseism (noun)	quake (noun)
a small earthquake	shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

microseism (verb)	quake (verb)
	shake with fast, tremulous movements
	shake with seismic vibrations