/Sounds like "tehm" + "BLOHR"/
An earthquake or ground tremor that in Mexico, Chile, and Peru is just part of daily life. People in seismic zones learn to tell the difference between a minor shake and a serious one.
"Did you feel that tremor? It lasted like ten seconds."
"In Mexico you get used to earthquakes, they happen all the time."
/Sounds like "tehm" + "BLOHR"/
A minor seismic event, less intense than an earthquake — that slight shake that makes you pause and wonder if it was real. In seismic countries, you learn to tell tremors from the real thing.
"Did you feel that tremor or was it just me?"
"It was just a tremor, nothing to worry about."
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/Sounds like "tehm" + "BLOHR"/
An earthquake or ground tremor that in Mexico, Chile, and Peru is just part of daily life. People in seismic zones learn to tell the difference between a minor shake and a serious one.
"Did you feel that tremor? It lasted like ten seconds."
"In Mexico you get used to earthquakes, they happen all the time."
/Sounds like "tehm" + "BLOHR"/
A minor seismic event, less intense than an earthquake — that slight shake that makes you pause and wonder if it was real. In seismic countries, you learn to tell tremors from the real thing.
"Did you feel that tremor or was it just me?"
"It was just a tremor, nothing to worry about."
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