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aftershock

[af-ter-shok, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌʃɒk, ˈɑf- /




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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

Now, he’s doing whatever he can to keep his fragile life’s work intact, knowing it is one errant aftershock away from shattering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

It feels like two comets have just collided headfirst into each other, and the aftershock of two hundred earthquakes rolls through my chest.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

But it was Texas quarterback Arch Manning whose disastrous outing brought the biggest aftershocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

According to the team, earthquakes on the two separate fault systems provide the best explanation for how the doublets formed, rather than aftershocks or other processes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Many local residents were seen rushing out of their homes into the streets, fearing strong aftershocks.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, he added, villages have been cut off from aid and displaced people whose homes were damaged or destroyed have been forced to seek higher ground, as hundreds of aftershocks continue to rattle the island.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake and its fifty-two aftershocks killed an estimated 316,000 Haitians, injured 300,000, and instantly made more than a million people homeless.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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