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" (5 found)
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Noun(2 words)
reverberationsecondary quake
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5 entrieseconomic aftershockmajor aftershockmicro aftershockpolitical aftershocksocietal aftershock
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6 entriesaftershock magnitudeaftershock probabilityaftershock riskaftershock sequenceaftershock zoneseismic aftershock
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The aftershock from the earthquake knocked my bookshelf over.
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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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