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- noun Plural form of
foreshock .
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Examples
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There December what's called foreshocks, waiting for a largest quake about one hour or less later.
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A typical large earthquake will include a mainshock, the largest earthquake in a sequence, and may be preceded by smaller earthquakes known as foreshocks and followed by smaller earthquakes called aftershocks.
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In April 2009 a major earthquake in Italy was preceded by a series of small earthquakes, known as foreshocks, but that doesn't always mean a big one is coming.
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One such sign is a pattern of small "foreshocks" that leads to a major shock.
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One such sign is a pattern of small "foreshocks" that leads to a major shock.
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Occasionally there will be foreshocks, but unfortunately, we never really know when a smaller earthquake is a foreshock and when it isn't, and as far as I know we really didn't have any particular warning for this earthquake.
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According to local authorities, a significant number of foreshocks smaller seismic events preceding a large event had been experienced in the region prior to the main shock.
Earthquake Warning Was Removed From Internet - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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One of the things we find about foreshocks is that they happen within 10 kilometers of their main shock.
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One of the things we find about foreshocks is that they happen within 10 kilometers of their main shock.
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Sometimes there are foreshocks, but there are no geological clues offered here.
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