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 world has witnessed several very large earthquakes in the past couple of years, including a magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar in March 2025 and a magnitude 7.4 temblor on Taiwan’s eastern coast in April 2024.
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
With a magnitude of 8.8, it is tied for sixth place with the great Chilean quake of 2010, and the Colombia-Ecuador temblor of 1906.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
The earthquake that struck Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific is among the most powerful temblors to have been recorded in modern history.
—Jackson Peck, NBC news, 30 July 2025
And the Santa Barbara temblor revealed just how dangerous brick buildings built in that era could be.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
With a magnitude of 8.8, it is tied for sixth place with the great Chilean quake of 2010, and the Colombia-Ecuador temblor of 1906.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
The earthquake that struck Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific is among the most powerful temblors to have been recorded in modern history.
—Jackson Peck, NBC news, 30 July 2025
And the Santa Barbara temblor revealed just how dangerous brick buildings built in that era could be.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 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,
4 Sep. 2025
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The death toll for each of those quakes rose to over 1,000 people, local officials said in their aftermaths.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The earthquake shook at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter roughly 4 miles southeast of Black Point-Green Point.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan is now 2,205, with another 3,640 people injured, a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weak shaking was observed in Glenbrook and the surrounding area, where several residents reported experiencing the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Residents of the Nurgal district of Kunar have left their homes to live in tents, on the surrounding high land near a river, or in the open, for fear of more tremors.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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