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
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.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
What's happening: The waves began arriving in Hawaii after 7 p.m. local time, hours after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck Tuesday off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
No significant earthquake has occurred recently, however, ruling temblors out as the cause of the current speed up.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
California’s earthquake early warning system let many know about Monday’s temblor
April 15, 2025
Notable recent temblors include a magnitude 4.6 earthquake on Feb. 9, 2024; a magnitude 4.7 earthquake on Sept. 12, 2024; and a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on March 9.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
What's happening: The waves began arriving in Hawaii after 7 p.m. local time, hours after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck Tuesday off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
No significant earthquake has occurred recently, however, ruling temblors out as the cause of the current speed up.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
California’s earthquake early warning system let many know about Monday’s temblor
April 15, 2025
Notable recent temblors include a magnitude 4.6 earthquake on Feb. 9, 2024; a magnitude 4.7 earthquake on Sept. 12, 2024; and a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on March 9.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblor
Noun
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Those who noticed the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Such a sizable quake could cause some 168,000 buildings to collapse and more than 33,000 people to die in Manila and neighboring provinces.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The breakthrough could help create smaller, portable clocks capable of detecting dark matter, predicting earthquakes, and testing the laws of physics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter roughly 24 miles south-southeast of Sandy Valley.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The tremor, which lasted approximately 45 seconds, had its epicenter near Rizal City in Nueva Ecija province and was felt across the region.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several people reported experiencing the tremor in and around the San Jose area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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