temblor

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Most earthquake swarms do not result in major temblors.

From Los Angeles Times

The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.

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Monday evening’s earthquake was the second temblor of magnitude 3 or greater to occur near the San Andreas Fault on Friday.

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The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S.

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The Big Bear earthquake of 1992 was the second of a one-two punch of temblors that occurred on the same day.

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