temblor oor Xhosa

temblor

/tɛmˈblɔː/ naamwoord

(chiefly US) An earthquake.

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The swaying back and forth made some Bethelites queasy, but the building did just what it was engineered to do and came through the strong temblor undamaged.
Oko kushukuma kwesakhiwo kwabanyusel’ izibilini abasebenzi baseBheteli, kodwa eso sakhiwo sema siqinile saza samelana naloo nyikima njengoko sasakhelwe loo njongo.

Since 1914, with earth’s population exploding into the thousands of millions, literal temblors have contributed significantly to the distresses of our times.
Ukususela ngowe-1914, njengoko abemi bomhlaba bebesanda besiba ngamawaka ezigidi, iinyikima zokoqobo ziye zafak’ isandla kanobom kunxunguphalo lwamaxesha ethu.

* The depth of the temblor was just over half a mile [1 km], and its shallow nature caused its effects to be fully felt.
* Ubunzulu bale nyikima babungumgama ongaphezu kwekhilomitha nje enye, yaye ngenxa yoko imiphumo yayo yaviwa ngokupheleleyo.

One authority says that at least five earthquakes take place each day, with many more temblors that are not felt by humans.
Enye incwadi ithi ubuncinane zintlanu iinyikima ezenzeka kule ndawo mihla le, ezininzi zazo ziba kukushukuma nje komhlaba okungephi.

And although scientists may have some idea where powerful temblors are likely to occur, they cannot specify when.
Yaye nangona izazinzulu zisenokuyazi indawo ezinokuqhambuka kuyo iinyikima ezinamandla, azikwazi ukuchaza ukuba ziya kwenzeka nini.

A big temblor may start with a sickening roll and a rumbling noise.
Inyikima enkulu isenokuqalisa ngokushukuma okoyikisayo komhlaba nesandi esingathi sesendudumo.

However, these temblors were in remote areas of the globe, and thus they did not attract as much attention as the Italian quake. 5
Kambe ke, ezi nyikima zazikwimimandla ethe qelele yomhlaba, yaye ngaloo ndlela azizange zitsale ngqalelo kangako njengenyikima yaseItali.5