temblor
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Researchers have analyzed a slew of recent temblors on the Red Planet and shown that these Marsquakes are probably caused by magma moving deep under the Martian surface.
Marsquakes hint that the planet might be volcanically active after all | Katherine Kornei | November 3, 2022 | Science NewsAnalyzing temblors is one of the main ways that scientists can learn about a planet’s interior.
Roughly 10,000 people died after a huge temblor struck the city in 1985.
But the epicenter of that temblor was about 160 kilometers away; a new earthquake could strike much closer, Zhao said.
New Earthquake Could Hit Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant: Study | Samar Halarnkar | February 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne man said when the temblor struck he heard a “roaring sound” and felt a violent vibration—“I never felt like that before.”
Aftershocks continue to rattle Sendai and its environs, including a 6.9-magnitude temblor on Sunday.
Two days after the devastating temblor, I queried Duvalier about his reaction to such images.
The earth he turn round, and then come el temblor, the earthquake, and there you are!
Stories in Light and Shadow | Bret HarteIt was merely a temblor, such as anyone would expect to feel occasionally with six smoking volcanic cones in view.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald JenkinsFor perhaps two, or two and a half minutes, the temblor continued and much damage was done.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris NewmarkI sent a Mexican Herald about the temblor and the entry of Madero.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'ShaughnessyEach meeting resulted in a small explosion, and a temblor that was felt far above.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for temblor
/ (ˈtɛmblə, -blɔː) /
mainly US an earthquake or earth tremor
Origin of temblor
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