aftershocknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɑːf.tə.ʃɒk/us/ˈæf.tɚ.ʃɑːk/a sudden movement of the earth's surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement:
The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.
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Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- active
- crater
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- earthquake
- epicentre
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- fault line
- geyser
- lahar
- lava
- magma
- quake
- seismograph
- seismology
- subduction
- the Richter scale
- tremor
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