Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.
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Aftershock
//ˈæftɜɹʃɔk//
Synonyms for "aftershock" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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46 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَوابِعُ noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- هَزّةٌ اِرْتِدادِيَّةٌ noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Catalan
1 entries- rèplica noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 陰影 /阴影 noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
- 餘震 /余震 noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Czech
1 entries- dotřes noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Danish
2 entries- efterchok noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
- efterskælv noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Finnish
2 entries- jälkijäristys noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- jälkivaikutus noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
French
1 entries- réplique noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
German
1 entries- Nachbeben noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Greek
1 entries- μετασεισμός noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Hawaiian
1 entries- manunu muli ōlaʻi noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Hungarian
2 entries- utórengés noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- utórezgés noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Indonesian
1 entries- gempa susulan noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Irish
1 entries- iarchrith noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Italian
3 entries- ricaduta noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
- ripercussione noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
- scossa di assestamento noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Japanese
1 entries- 余震 noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Kazakh
1 entries- кейінгі дүмпу noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Korean
1 entries- 여진 noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Māori
1 entries- oreore ohorere noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Navajo
3 entries- bikéédóó haldilígíí noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- bikéédę́ę́ʼígíí noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- áłtsʼíísígíí noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- etterskjelv noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Persian
1 entries- پسلرزه noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Polish
2 entries- reperkusja noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
- wstrząs wtórny noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Portuguese
2 entries- réplica noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- sequela noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
Romanian
2 entries- replică noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- sechelă noun (emotional distress after a traumatic event)
Russian
3 entries- а́фтершок noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- афтершо́к noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- повто́рный толчо́к noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Spanish
1 entries- réplica noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Swedish
1 entries- efterskalv noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Turkish
3 entries- artçı deprem noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- artçı sarsıntı noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
- artçı şok noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dư chấn noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Welsh
1 entries- ôl-gryniad noun (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The aftershock from the earthquake knocked my bookshelf over.
Source: tatoeba (12874322)
It was not a peace that brought joy – it was one that created an oppressive tension like the calm between a major earthquake and the aftershock.
Source: wiktionary
As aftershocks of 3.0 magnitude or higher continued to rock the area, rescuers transported over 50,000 people from the hardest-hit Luding county, according to local media
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