temblor
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The last major temblor on the West Tahoe fault, along Lake Tahoe’s western shore, is capable of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 to 7.4.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The temblor was quickly followed by several aftershocks, at magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the USGS.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026
The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor that did not happen.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
It is true that after every earthquake, there’s a 1-in-20 chance it’ll be followed by a larger magnitude temblor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
The picture was perfect—but since then the chill hands of both temblor and tempest have touched rudely the charm and blighted the pride of all of the California Missions—San Gabriel Archangel.
From The California Birthday Book by Various
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