Examples of temblor in a Sentence
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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The temblor struck at 9:08 a.m. just north of Borrego Springs, a San Diego County desert town about 60 miles south of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, home of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, according to U.S. Geological Survey information.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
That temblor took place two days before a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan killing 12 people and injuring more than 1,000 others.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Lev Nachman, who has lived in Taiwan on and off since 2012, has grown accustomed to the occasional temblor.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century, with shocks from the temblor leveling dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, injuring more than 50 people and disrupting some chip production lines.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The initial earthquake was followed by at least eight smaller temblors through Saturday morning, ranging in strength from magnitude 2.5 to 3.4, according to the geological survey.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
The temblor was reported about 5 miles north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, at about 10:23 a.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
With the danger passed, the temblor quickly spawned jokes, memes and even merch.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
In 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near Mineral, Va., about 300 miles from Friday’s temblor.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
That temblor took place two days before a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan killing 12 people and injuring more than 1,000 others.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Lev Nachman, who has lived in Taiwan on and off since 2012, has grown accustomed to the occasional temblor.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century, with shocks from the temblor leveling dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, injuring more than 50 people and disrupting some chip production lines.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The initial earthquake was followed by at least eight smaller temblors through Saturday morning, ranging in strength from magnitude 2.5 to 3.4, according to the geological survey.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
The temblor was reported about 5 miles north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, at about 10:23 a.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
With the danger passed, the temblor quickly spawned jokes, memes and even merch.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
In 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near Mineral, Va., about 300 miles from Friday’s temblor.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temblor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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