tremblor


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tremblor

a tremor; earthquake
Not to be confused with:
trembler – a person or thing that trembles
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tremblor

noun
A shaking of the earth:
Informal: shake.
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The epicenter of the tremblor was located 28 kilometers (17 miles) southeast of Masjed Soleyman in Khuzestan.
The state provides information on how to keep homes safe, what to do in case of a tremblor, and recommends keeping an earthquake kit ready.
The first tremblor, a magnitude 4, struck at 1:14 a.m.
The epicentre of the tremblor was at 27 kilometres south south-east of La Libertad, situated nearly 32 km from the capital San Salvador, the USGS said.
'Zelzal' or 'Earthquake' takes us into the devastating tremblor that hit Egypt back in 1992.
Another tremblor measuring 4.0-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Leyte around 10:44 a.m.
The tremblor followed a spat of earthquakes over the past few days, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
The tremblor was recorded west of Athens at 6.02 am (0402 GMT) in the Corinthian Gulf, with assessments giving it a focal depth of 5 kilometres, the National Observatory of Athens said on its website.
The quake came hours after the country participated in emergency drills to mark the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 tremblor that killed thousands.
However, some of the most vulnerable people are being excluded from the reconstruction process as they lack documentation or lost important documents in the tremblor, according to the (https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/building-back-right) report.