tremblor vs temblor :

tremblor or temblor

Earthquake experts call each vibration produced by an earthquake a “temblor,” derived from the Spanish word for “tremble.” It’s not surprising that many people turn this word into “tremblor,” but journalists and others who may have experts among their readers would be wise to stick with “temblor.”

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Definitions

  • n  shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
News & Articles

  • Peru Earthquake Rattles Capital
    Peru’s earthquake shook some buildings in the capital of Lima on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 2 PM local time. The epicenter of the quake was roughly 22 miles away, as you can see from the map below provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremblor spread out from a depth of a tad less... Read more » Peru Earthquake Rattles Capital is a post from: The Inquisitr
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