Foreshock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A minor tremor of the earth that precedes a larger earthquake originating at approximately the same location.
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  • n. A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
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  • n. a tremor preceding an earthquake
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    earth tremor    microseism    tremor   
     
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