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What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
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∙ 15y ago
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
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∙ 15y ago
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A major earthquake often generate smaller earthquake called?
These smaller earthquakes are called aftershocks. Aftershocks can often be as strong as the earthquake its self and there can be many.
Movements following a major earthquake often produce smaller earthquakes called?
Aftershock
The adjustments of materials that follow a major earthquake often generate smaller earthquakes called?
aftershocks
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What else is an earthquake called?
Earthquakes are also called temblors.
Do earthquakes have a little shake before the big earthquake?
Yes, earthquakes can have foreshocks, which are smaller earthquakes that occur before the main event. These foreshocks can help seismologists to predict the likelihood and intensity of an upcoming larger earthquake.
Why are earthquakes called earthquakes?
Because the earth is "quaking" (shaking), hence the name earthquake.
What is a Earthquake expert called?
The study of earthquakes is called seismology so an earthquake expert should be called a seismologist.
What is the smaller shake called that follows the main earthquake?
The smaller shake after the main earthquake is called an aftershock or tremor.
What is it called when rocks and soil in the Earth move suddenly?
The term is 'earthquake'.
Vibrations that move through the ground carrying the energy released during an earthquake are called?
in an earthquake, movement along the fault move and break, releasing energy as________
What is the measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes called?
earthquake hazard
