Thesaurus results for TEMBLOR

temblor

noun

ˈtem-blər

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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 on the Web Officials worry that a huge temblor would cut off Southern California from vital utilities and communications for days, if not weeks. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 Among the anchors on-air who felt the temblor mid-program include ABC7's Marc Cota-Robles and The Facility's James Jones. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Other recent earthquakes in the area include a magnitude 4.9 quake on July 29 near Barstow and a magnitude 5.2 temblor last Tuesday near Bakersfield. —

Brandon Miller, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024 Centered in El Sereno, the 4.4 magnitude temblor especially rattled nearby, including Wilson High School, which was temporarily evacuated, said Supt. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for temblor

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