Aftershocks

"Aftershocks" in a Sentence (7 examples)

Even now there are occasional aftershocks.

Even now, from time to time there are aftershocks happening.

Part of Croatia was rattled by a strong 5.5 earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks.

The two initial quakes were followed by at least 100 aftershocks, causing panic and forcing people into the street just after authorities imposed strict quarantine rules and penalties for breaking them.

Several aftershocks followed the earthquake.

The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks.

Ms. Martinez says the tidal wave spawned by the quake reached as far away as Somalia's coastline, but in a much-weakened form. A series of aftershocks have been recorded, including one registering 7.3 on the Richter scale that jolted parts of Bangladesh. Minor aftershocks have been detected as far away as the U.S. states of Alaska and California.

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