Euro Quake or Euroquake (Euro/Europe + earthquake)
"Euro quake” or “euroquake” (euro + earthquake) is a name for dramatic changes in the European financial markets. The word was technically coined by Daniel Burstein’s book, Euroquake: Europe’s explosive economic challenge will change the world (1991). However, Burstein’s “euroquake” didn’t refer to the “euro” currency in the eurozone that emerged eight years later (in 1999).
The term “euroquake” (as related to the “euro” currency) has been cited in print since at least 2010 and began to be frequently used from June 2011.