temblor
noun
tem·blor
| \ ˈtem-blər
; ˈtem-ˌblȯr, tem-ˈblȯr\
; ˈtem-ˌblȯr, tem-ˈblȯr\
Definition of temblor
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Examples of temblor in a Sentence
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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US Geological Survey geophysicist Sarah Minson was in the thick of efforts to develop an earthquake warning system in California when a series of major temblors struck the sparsely populated community of Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert this summer. — John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, "Q&A: How Ridgecrest earthquakes helped scientists with ShakeAlert," 18 July 2019 The temblor occurred at a depth of nearly 9 miles in what is known as the Blanco Fracture Zone, an area of frequent seismic activity. — oregonlive.com, "Magnitude 5.3 quake rumbles off Oregon coast," 17 July 2019 There was also a mine collapse near Birmingham in April that caused a magnitude 2.5 temblor. — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al.com, "Small earthquake detected near Huntsville by USGS," 15 July 2019 Some residents questioned whether two of the strongest temblors in 20 years striking within a day could mean an even larger quake might be in store. — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, "'Scared to death': 7.1 earthquake follows 6.4, leaving Ridgecrest residents fearful, resilient," 6 July 2019 Lugo and her children, ages 9, 8 and 6 did not sleep Friday night after the 7.1 quake rattled nerves already worn by a 6.4 Independence Day temblor. — Brian Rokos, The Mercury News, "Frazzled nerves keep families awake in Ridgecrest, where the earthquakes got larger, not smaller," 6 July 2019 Many experienced the massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday, just a little over a day after a 6.4 magnitude temblor shook Southern California. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Kylie Jenner & More Celebs React to Southern California's Biggest Earthquake in Nearly 20 Years," 6 July 2019 The quake struck at 8:19 p.m. Friday and was centered 11 miles (18 kilometers) from Ridgecrest, the same area of the Mojave Desert where a 6.4-magnitude temblor hit just a day earlier. — Marcio Jose Sanchez, Twin Cities, "California assessing damage after biggest quake in 20 years," 6 July 2019 Pumping water into geothermal vents to generate steam for heating and electricity has also triggered temblors. — Michael Price, Science | AAAS, "Sea of Galilee earthquakes triggered by excessive water pumping," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'temblor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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