temblor
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noun
shaking movement of the ground, often mild
News may call a light quake a tremor before magnitude is known.
Examples
Un temblor leve despertó a la gente justo después de medianoche.
A light tremor woke people just after midnight.
Los cristales tintinearon durante el temblor, pero no cayó nada.
Glass rattled during the tremor but nothing fell.
Los sensores registraron el temblor en tres provincias.
Sensors recorded the tremor across three provinces.
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