temblor n : shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: earthquake, quake, seism]

English

Noun

1. An earthquake.

See also

• tremor

Spanish

Noun

1. earthquake

Synonyms

• terremoto

• For the Batman villain, see Temblor (Batman).
• For the California mountain range, see Temblor Range.
• For the natural disaster, see Earthquake.

apoplexy, breakup, cataclysm, climax, convulsion, diastrophism, disaster, fit, overthrow, paroxysm, quake, quaker, shake, shock, spasm, stroke, tidal wave, tremor, tsunami, upheaval