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temblor
[tem-bler, -blawr, tem-blawr]
temblor
/ ˈtÉ›mblÉ™, -blÉ”Ë /
noun
an earthquake or earth tremor
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of temblor1
Example Sentences
A hypothetical magnitude 9.3 earthquake from Alaska — similar in scale to the monstrous 1964 tsunami-generating temblor — would offer six hours of warning; large temblors from Chile could provide 13 hours of warning.
Monday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor was an uneasy reminder of the fault’s power.
Monday’s 5.2 magnitude temblor marked another success for California’s early earthquake warning system, with users in some areas saying they got notifications on their phone before they felt shaking.
Monday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor marked another success for California’s earthquake early warning system, with users in some areas saying they received alerts on their phones before they felt shaking.
The temblor was centered three miles south of Julian and 17 miles east of Ramona and was felt across the region.
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When To Use
Temblor is another word for an earthquake or a tremor.A temblor can also be called a trembler or a tremblor. These terms are all less commonly used than earthquake and tremor.The plural of temblor is temblors, but temblores is also sometimes used as a plural (due to the fact that temblor came from Spanish and this is how it is pluralized in Spanish).Example: The temblor that hit the area last month shook the whole city for more than a minute.
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