temblor
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It is true that after every earthquake, there’s a 1-in-20 chance it’ll be followed by a larger magnitude temblor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
A magnitude 6.1 Joshua Tree temblor on April 22 of that year made scientists nervous because its epicenter was only about 6 miles away from the San Andreas fault.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 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 first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
The picture was perfect—but since then the chill hands of both temblor and tempest have touched rudely the charm and blighted the pride of all of the California Missions—San Gabriel Archangel.
From The California Birthday Book by Various
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