tremor

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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

Um tremor leve acordou as pessoas logo após a meia-noite.
A light tremor woke people just after midnight.
Os vidros chacoalharam durante o tremor, mas nada caiu.
Glass rattled during the tremor but nothing fell.
Sensores registraram o tremor em três províncias.
Sensors recorded the tremor across three provinces.

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