Definition of "temblor"

Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.

2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107

PNR trips were suspended at past 1 p.m. after the temblor struck Camarines Norte, but was felt in the city of Manila at Intensity 3.

2022 December 8, Marc Jayson Cayabyab, “PNR suspends trips due to earthquake”, in The Philippine Star

Ukraine was already dealing with the temblors in the U.S. government.

2023 October 8, Thomas L. Friedman, “Israel’s Worst Day at War”, in The New York Times‎