as in quake
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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Recent Examples of temblor
The temblor triggered evacuation orders and prompted travel delays throughout northern Japan.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The earthquakes occurred near neighborhoods previously affected by historic temblors.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The team discovered that some temblors, including the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco, were one-off events that were caused exclusively by movements along the northern San Andreas Fault.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
About 25 minutes after the temblor struck, when authorities were watching for tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean, the water in Devils Hole started to slosh.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The earthquakes occurred near neighborhoods previously affected by historic temblors.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The team discovered that some temblors, including the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco, were one-off events that were caused exclusively by movements along the northern San Andreas Fault.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
About 25 minutes after the temblor struck, when authorities were watching for tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean, the water in Devils Hole started to slosh.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblor
Noun
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But San Ramon is special, Minson said, and swarms of small quakes happen there roughly once a decade on average.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Noem doubled down on her agency’s determination in November that Haiti no longer meets the statutory requirement for its TPS designation, which was granted by President Barack Obama after the country’s devastating 2010 earthquake.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Weak shaking was observed, with reports from cities such as Pleasanton and San Ramon indicating that the tremor was felt, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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In addition to tremors emanating from within the planet, these sensors detect explosions, traffic vibrations and even the vocalizations made by whales in the oceans.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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