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Noun: temblor  tem-blu(r)
  1. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
    "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor";
    - earthquake, quake, seism

Derived forms: temblors

Type of: geological phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Temblor