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 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 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
Then, as he crouched, the temblor increased again.
From The Flaming Mountain by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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