temblor
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"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
Then, 39 seconds later, an even stronger 7.5-magnitude temblor struck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
It was merely a temblor, such as anyone would expect to feel occasionally with six smoking volcanic cones in view.
From Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster
In Playa Grande, the temblors spared few buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The partying turned to gloom after the temblors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Small temblors are also common around the Geysers geothermal steam field in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
The quakes in 2024 rattled the region, but damage was decidedly modest, such as items knocked off shelves, because they were relatively small temblors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
But there were fewer temblors after it, and no shocks at all.
From Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster
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