aftershock
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In the darkness, partially kneeling, gasping for air and practically immobile, he suffered aftershock after aftershock.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Early on Monday, nerves were frayed by an aftershock, although no further damage was reported.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The state issued a strong warning urging residents to prepare for a large aftershock, and urged residents to stay off the freeways if possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is not a mere aftershock from Callais, but a separate earthquake of the same or perhaps even greater magnitude.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
It was a single jolt this time, an aftershock.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Aid disruptions and aftershocks across the Indonesian island of Flores are fuelling fears among thousands of survivors who were displaced by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have been severely damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A tsunami warning was later lifted but people were warned not to return to damaged buildings for fear that aftershocks may bring them down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Search and rescue teams are working to free anyone trapped in buildings damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks which followed.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Much, too, depends on the nature of the subsoil, the quake’s duration, the frequency and severity of aftershocks, and the physical setting of the affected area.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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