temblor vs earthquake

temblor and earthquake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temblor	Yes	No	No	No
earthquake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, temblor and earthquake are synonyms defined as:

temblor and earthquake: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

Other synonyms of temblor include quake, seism.

temblor (noun)	earthquake (noun)
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity	shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
	a disturbance that is extremely disruptive