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
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.
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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
But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there's no cause for alarm.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 July 2025
The temblors have coincided with viral panic stemming from the 2021 reprint of a comic book that many are now interpreting as a clairvoyant prediction of a major earthquake.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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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
But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there's no cause for alarm.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 July 2025
The temblors have coincided with viral panic stemming from the 2021 reprint of a comic book that many are now interpreting as a clairvoyant prediction of a major earthquake.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblor
Noun
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The quake hit at a depth of about 7 miles and was centered roughly 40 miles southeast of Athens, where tremors were felt but no immediate damage or injuries were reported.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Like his home, they are now hollowed out reminders, and far worse than the quake.—
Johnny Fils-Aimé,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Indian leaders have also downplayed the area’s earthquake risk while citing tsunamis as a reason why the Great Nicobarese indigenous people living in government camps cannot return to their ancestral villages.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake shook at a depth of 9 miles, with its epicenter roughly 11 miles west of Imperial Beach.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Weak shaking was registered, and people in multiple cities - such as Tehachapi, Lebec and Frazier Park - reported feeling the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The quake hit at a depth of about 7 miles and was centered roughly 40 miles southeast of Athens, where tremors were felt but no immediate damage or injuries were reported.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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