temblor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

From Latin American Spanish temblor.

While the records of San Francisco earthquakes up to the present have exhibited a mild type, the damage to property having hitherto been slight, it would appear from the extent and violence of the present temblor that both causes had for once united. — Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror, Trumbull White
Unas veces se «armaba», clavándose con las cuatro patas inmóviles donde le daba la gana,[7] sin avanzar ni retroceder aunque le destrozasen el hocico tirándole hacia adelante por la brida, o le azotasen las ancas duramente por detrás; no hacia más en tales casos que balancear el cuerpo con dirección a la retaguardia, y estremecerse de pies a cabeza[8] con temblor de pena y rabia al sentir el azote. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson

earthquake, quake, seism

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