tremblor
Ground starts moving
Tremblor is a somewhat literary or journalistic word for an earthquake.
It appears most often in news reports and formal writing: The tremblor struck at 3 a.m., rattling windows across the region.
The word carries a slightly dramatic tone compared to the more neutral earthquake.
Point above seismic origin
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- faultImperfection or blame
- seismographEarthquake measuring device
tsunami · liquefaction · foreshock · hypocenter · seismometer · P-wave · S-wave · seismology
Act of completely ruining
- collapseSudden structural failure
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- rescueSave from harm
- survivorsThose still alive after
catastrophe · emergency · shelter · recovery · rubble · debris · landslide · fissure
Rapid involuntary movement
- rumblingLow rolling sound
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
quiver · rattle · swaying · rolling · pitching · lurching · buckling · undulation
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
apprehension · trepidation · fright · shock · unease · foreboding · helplessness · trauma
epicenter
Point above seismic origin
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- faultImperfection or blame
seismograph · tsunami · liquefaction · foreshock · hypocenter · seismometer · P-wave · S-wave · seismology · seismicity
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- collapseSudden structural failure
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- rescueSave from harm
survivors · catastrophe · emergency · shelter · recovery · rubble · debris · landslide · fissure · cracks
shaking
Rapid involuntary movement
shudder · quiver · rattle · swaying · rolling · pitching · lurching · buckling · undulation · shockwave
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
anxiety · apprehension · trepidation · fright · shock · unease · foreboding · helplessness · trauma · flashback
tremblorstillness
Complete lack of motion
stability · calm · quiescence · motionlessness · terra firma
tremblorvolcanic eruption
Explosive geological discharge
erosion · landslide · sinkhole · glaciation · subsidence
- trembling voice
- fear and tremblingOverwhelming awe-filled dread
- trembling aspenPoplar with restless leaves