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1. Aftershock
   One of many earthquakes that often occur during the days to months after some larger earthquake (mainshock) has occurred. Aftershocks occur in the same general region as the mainshock and are believed to be the result of minor readjustments of stress at places in the fault zone.
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2. aftershock
   [n] - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
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3. aftershock
   noun a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
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4. aftershock
   (from the article `Earth Sciences`) ...on the boundary of the Australia and Sunda tectonic plates, about 160 km (100 mi) to the southeast of the epicentre of the earthquake of December ... Usually, a major or even moderate earthquake of shallow focus is followed by many lesser-size earthquakes close to the original source region. This ....
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5. Aftershock
   Smaller earth tremors that occur seconds to weeks after a major earthquake event.
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6. Aftershock
   An earthquake that occurs after a "mainshock" (or larger earthquake). Aftershocks occur in the same general region as the "mainshock" and result from readjustments of stress at places along the fault zone. For great earthquakes (M=8) aftershocks may occur over hundred's of kilometres. Depending on t...
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7. Aftershock
   An `aftershock` is a smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake, in the same area of the main shock. If an aftershock is larger than the main shock, the aftershock is redesignated as the main shock and the original main shock is redesignated as a foreshock. Aftershocks are form...
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8. Aftershock
   (disambiguation) An `aftershock` is a small-magnitude earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake. `Aftershock` may also refer to: Film and television : Music : Sports : Other uses :
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9. Aftershock
   (comics) image= --> `Aftershock` (`Allison Dillon`) is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics` Spider-Girl series. She is the daughter of Max Dillon (also known as Electro) in the MC2 timeline. Fictional character biography: Max Dillon fell in love with a young woman n...
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10. Aftershock
    (band) `Aftershock` (Also spelled `AfTeRshOck` or `AFTeRSHOCK`) was a metalcore band based out of Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1992 by the Dutkiewicz brothers, and broke up in mid 1999 shortly after Adam Dutkiewicz joined Killswitch Engage. After a 2-year hiatus, in 2001, the...
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