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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A minor tremor of the earth that precedes a larger earthquake originating at approximately the same location.

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  • noun geology A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.

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  • noun a tremor preceding an earthquake

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fore- +‎ shock

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