temblor

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The temblor was quickly followed by several aftershocks, at magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

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

The most recent large temblor on the Calaveras fault occurred in 1984, the magnitude 6.2 Morgan Hill earthquake, and resulted in at least 21 injuries and millions of dollars in damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

It was merely a temblor, such as anyone would expect to feel occasionally with six smoking volcanic cones in view.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray