as in quakes
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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Noun
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The Philippines sits along the seismically active Philippine Sea Plate, which has produced some of the world’s deadliest quakes and tsunamis, including the 1976 Moro Gulf disaster that killed more than 5,000 people and the 1990 Luzon earthquake that left 2,400 dead.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Seismic waves lose energy slowly on the moon, so quakes can last for hours, shaking structures much longer.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Like Squid Game, the final scene brings us to Los Angeles, where two bros discuss sports at a bar, as a story about the earthquakes plays on the news.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Search efforts were further complicated after an earthquake struck the region of Sumenep, about 124 miles from the collapse site on Tuesday, and authorities feared the impact of those tremors may have packed the debris tighter.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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More than half saw better control of their tremors.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Temblors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblors. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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