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aftershock

[ af-ter-shok, ahf- ]

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noun

a small earthquake or tremor that follows a major earthquake.
the effect, result, or repercussion of an event; aftermath; consequence:
The aftershock of the bankruptcy was felt throughout the financial community.

aftershock

/ ˈɑː�ڳ�əˌʃɒ�� /

noun

one of a series of minor tremors occurring after the main shock of an earthquake Compare foreshock

aftershock

A less powerful earthquake that follows a more forceful one. Aftershocks usually originate at or near the focus of the main earthquakes they follow and can continue for days or months. They usually decrease in magnitude and frequency with time.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aftershock¹

First recorded in 1890–95; after + shock ¹

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The aftershocks of the cyber attack will dent its profits, analysts have told the BBC, as many customers go elsewhere to shop instead.

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For many weeks, the sinkhole continued to expand with the aftershocks.

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Turkish officials reported two other smaller quakes, while aftershocks were also recorded.

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The aftershocks would reverberate through three generations of Britain's most celebrated intellectual family, the Huxleys, leaving wounds that simmered in private letters for more than sixty years.

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Monday’s earthquake resulted in at least nine aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 or greater, including a magnitude 4 a little more than an hour later.

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