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aftershock
n.
additional tremor, small earthquake that follows a larger earthquake
Aftershock
An
aftershock is a smaller
earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake, in the same area of the main shock. If an aftershock is larger than the main shock, the aftershock is redesignated as the main shock and the original main shock is redesignated as a
foreshock. Aftershocks are formed as the crust around the displaced
fault plane adjusts to the effects of the main shock.
Aftershock (band)
- Not to be confused with the British R&B group of the same name that was active in the 1990s
aftershock
Noun
1. a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
(hypernym) tremor, earth tremor, microseism
aftershock
n.
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aftershock
A ground tremor caused by the repositioning of rocks after an earthquake. Aftershocks may continue to occur for as long as two years after the initial earthquake. The intensity of an earth quake's aftershocks decreases over time.
