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temblor

[tem-bler, -blawr, tem-blawr] / ˈtɛm blər, -blɔr, tɛmˈblɔr /


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A north San Diego County resident said rumbling from the temblor lasted about 15 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven miles from Susanville, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor that did not happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

The 3.1 temblor was at a depth of 1.4 miles, and the 3.4 quake was at a depth of 2.3 miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

Flood and drought, temblor and conflagration, boom and panic—each comes in "the day's work," and each alike finds him alert, hopeful, resourceful and unafraid.

From California and the Californians by Jordan, David Starr




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