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Recent Examples of foreshock
Have large foreshocks happened in California before? About half of California's biggest earthquakes in history have been preceded by foreshocks.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
As always, there’s a 5% chance of today’s quake being a foreshock to a bigger one.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
San Francisco's catastrophic 1906 earthquake came roughly 20-25 seconds after a foreshock was felt throughout the city.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
But when an earthquake is followed by a larger one, the first quake becomes known as a foreshock.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
As always, there’s a 5% chance of today’s quake being a foreshock to a bigger one.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
San Francisco's catastrophic 1906 earthquake came roughly 20-25 seconds after a foreshock was felt throughout the city.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
But when an earthquake is followed by a larger one, the first quake becomes known as a foreshock.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshock
Noun
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But when faced with financial shocks or broader economic uncertainty, many businesses reduce their credit card payments by an average of 3.2%.—
Juliana Berger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Clark’s ranking was a shock to many across the social media landscape.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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And the aftershocks still inform the framework of our economy, legal system and cultural memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Though, amazingly, the fatal scene was not considered a stunt because no stunt performers were involved, the aftershock had a profound effect on the profession.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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The six-mile deep quake hit three miles from Fairview, which is about a 30-mile drive southeast from San Francisco, at 10:55 p.m. on Monday, June 30, according to the USGS.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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There has never been a quake that seriously damaged a delta levee.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Rapid dissolution can introduce too much of the drug too quickly, experts said, potentially causing tremors, headaches and kidney failure.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
23 June 2025
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Two days later, in response to hair-raising tremors in the bond markets, Trump paused the tariffs on most countries.—
Joel Gehrke,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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There are areas of Haiti that are that still have not recovered from the earthquake.—
Billal Rahman
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Earth processes – such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions – also trigger cascading hazards, often with long-lasting effects.—
Brian J. Yanites,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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“Foreshock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshock. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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