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  • noun Plural form of temblor.

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Examples

  • There have been 11 small temblors around the well since March, roiling the rustbelt region of northeast Ohio, which has no known history of seismic activity.

    Ohio Shuts Wells Following Quakes Daniel Gilbert 2012

  • Andrew McLaughlin was also onto the Haiti situation as soon as the temblors hit.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • Seismologists have counted more than 70 aftershocks since the quake struck Tuesday afternoon, and say the temblors are likely to continue for weeks.

    New Zealand Quake Death Toll Certain to Rise 2011

  • The epicenter of the temblors -- with magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.2 -- was near Lorca, a town in the southeastern region of Murcia, according to preliminary estimates.

    Earthquake Hits Spain 2011

  • The epicenter of the temblors--with magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.2--was near the town of Lorca in the southeastern region of Murcia, according to preliminary estimates.

    Two Quakes in Spain Cause Major Damage 2011

  • Seismologists have counted more than 70 aftershocks since the quake struck Tuesday afternoon, and say the temblors are likely to continue for weeks.

    New Zealand Quake Death Toll Certain to Rise 2011

  • Fault Lines The damage from famous California temblors

    California Looks to Update Quake Plans Cari Tuna 2011

  • Cisterns were later strengthened to ensure that water would be available to fight fires after future temblors.

    California Looks to Update Quake Plans Cari Tuna 2011

  • What accounts for these temblors of inspiration, away from the epicenters of culture?

    Broadway's fine British imports: 'Brief Encounter,' 'Pitmen Painters' Peter Marks 2010

  • A year of temblors, including the most devastating on Feb. 22, which killed more than 180 people, has left much of New Zealand's second-largest city in rubble, causing 19 billion U.S. dollars in damage and forcing many businesses and residents to abandon the city center for the suburbs.

    Postquake, New Zealand City Reshapes Plan Lucy Craymer 2011

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