TopicEarthquake
tolchok · /tɐɫˈt͡ɕok/
толчок
tolchok/tɐɫˈt͡ɕok/noun
shaking movement of the ground, often mild
сотрясение грунта, часто слабое
News may call a light quake a tremor before magnitude is known.
В новостях слабый толчок могут назвать толчок до публикации магнитуды.
Examples
A light tremor woke people just after midnight.
Glass rattled during the tremor but nothing fell.
Sensors recorded the tremor across three provinces.
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