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Recent Examples of foreshock
Advertisement As with all earthquakes, there is 1 in 20 chance that Tuesday’s temblor was a foreshock to a larger earthquake.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
And a reliable early warning on the basis of foreshocks or release of gases from the ground has many uncertainties and has, so far, not succeeded even with the most modern sensors.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The dogs may be picking up on foreshocks, the smaller earthquakes that occur before a larger one, or acoustic waves generated by the movement of the tectonic plates, the organization said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2024
Neither foreshocks nor aftershocks can be bigger than the mainshock.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
And a reliable early warning on the basis of foreshocks or release of gases from the ground has many uncertainties and has, so far, not succeeded even with the most modern sensors.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The dogs may be picking up on foreshocks, the smaller earthquakes that occur before a larger one, or acoustic waves generated by the movement of the tectonic plates, the organization said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2024
Neither foreshocks nor aftershocks can be bigger than the mainshock.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshock
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Fear, shock, and uncertainty have taken hold in the federal workforce as 2.3 million employees across the government face President Donald Trump's deadline by the end of Thursday to decide whether to resign.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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More news: Lakers Trade of Luka Doncic Has Massive Implications on His Contract Eligibility The entire NBA world is still in shock at the trade, including Timberwolves superstar guard Anthony Edwards.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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In Dallas, in front of a crowd still reeling from the Luka Doncic trade aftershocks, against a team without seven of its best players, Golden State’s fourth-quarter comeback came up short.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The scholar duo compare the fallout to the aftershock of an earthquake, chronicling the days, months and years after the initial disaster took place.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The latest quake took place just after 3 p.m. local time, according to USGS.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 4-mile deep quake hit about 5 miles northeast of San Martin in the Santa Clara Valley at 12:35 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, according to the USGS.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms of poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, and sometimes death.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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Osbourne previously announced that he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease — a progressive nervous system disorder that causes tremors, stiffness, speech changes, or slowing of movement — in 2020.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The powerful earthquake hit the Caribbean, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, at around 6:23 p.m. local time on Saturday.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Foreshock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshock. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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