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

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 3.1 temblor was at a depth of 1.4 miles, and the 3.4 quake was at a depth of 2.3 miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

The magnitude 3.5 temblor followed at 3:41 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 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