temblor

"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

But just 39 seconds after it started, an even more powerful magnitude 7.5 temblor struck, making a catastrophic disaster even worse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

A 7.2-magnitude quake hit at 5:04 p.m., quickly followed by a 7.5-magnitude temblor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The man was paralyzed, not knowing what it was, but the girl, bred in an earthquake country, clasped her hands over her skull and bent, crouching low and screaming, "El temblor!"

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner

In Playa Grande, the temblors spared few buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Small temblors are also common around the Geysers geothermal steam field in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025

The temblors occurred just a few miles from cities like Highland, Muscoy, Lake Arrowhead and Rialto.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025

Since the quakes, the anger of many survivors has centered on the lax construction practices that allowed so many defective buildings to rise across a region with a history of powerful temblors.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

The temblors were increasing in frequency, although none had been as violent as that first day's earthquake.

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