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temblor

[tem-bler, -blawr, tem-blawr] / ˈtɛm blər, -blɔr, tɛmˈblɔr /


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The temblor jolted the area at 12:13 a.m., with an epicenter about three miles south-southeast of Compton.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

"He's always thinking about the house. He keeps saying I should take him to see it," said the 27-year-old whose workplace, a carwash, also fell to pieces in the temblor.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The temblor sparked several fires, collapsed buildings, damaged bridges -- including part of one pedestrian walkway that collapsed into a river -- and capsized a freight train.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

A relatively loose definition involves an earthquake followed by another temblor of a similar magnitude within minutes, hours or days after the first main shock.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Each meeting resulted in a small explosion, and a temblor that was felt far above.

From The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

In Playa Grande, the temblors spared few buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The temblors have coincided with viral panic stemming from the 2021 reprint of a comic book that many are now interpreting as a clairvoyant prediction of a major earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

What precisely is fueling the sequence of shakers is not entirely clear, and officials warn that prior seismic activity does not necessarily mean more powerful temblors are imminent.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2024

A magnitude 3 earthquake occurred just north of Malibu Saturday afternoon, the latest in a cluster of temblors reported over the last week and a half.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

Not so often, perhaps, but these temblors are not unusual.

From The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin




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