An earthquake.[From Spanish temblor (trembling), from temblar (to tremble), from Vulgar Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus (tremulous), from tremere (to tremble).]
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"The temblor measured 3 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale in Naruse, and 2 and 1 in other parts of Miyagi prefecture."
Moderate Quake Jolts Miyagi Pref.; Mainichi Daily News (Tokyo, Japan); Feb 5, 2005."Powerful temblors rocked the city for more than 10 minutes afterwards."
Survivors Adrift on Mounds of Debris; The Borneo Bulletin (Brunei); Feb 1, 2005.
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