mainshock

Noun

Meaning

mainshock (plural mainshocks)

(geology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.

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Anagrams

Chomskian

Examples

In the first three days after the mainshock, dozens of aftershocks flared. Source: Internet

The cross-section shows the location of the mainshock and aftershocks, (1/2) pic. Source: Internet

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