temblor Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈtem.blər]
  • Us [ ˈtem.blɚ]

Meaning of temblor In English

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Examples of temblor

  • There was a foreshock before the initial quake and another aftershock occurred ten days after the initial temblor.

  • The court of the peace building was destroyed in the temblor.

  • Each year more than 90 temblors above magnitude 4.0 are recorded in this zone.

  • In the wake of the temblor destroying municipal buildings, city hall was moved to a telecommunications building.

  • At least 100 aftershocks registering a 6.0 magnitude or higher have followed the main temblor.

  • The members conduct a teleconference within several hours of a major temblor.

  • The torrential rains preceding and following the temblor intensified the damage of this earthquake. 35 people were reported dead.

  • Other temblors struck in 1456, 1587, 1688 (no deaths, as the quake occurred when most were in the fields) and 1794.

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