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What is the smaller shake called that follows the main earthquake?
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∙ 13y ago
The smaller shake after the main earthquake is called an aftershock or tremor.
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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.
What kinds of damage does an earthquake inflict on structures such as houses and shopping malls?
an earthquake can from demolish a whole building to just shake up the earth
How many seismometers do you need for motions arising from earthquake waves?
well the seismometer is a earthquake and if the earthquake shakes it makes a milk shake and who doesnt like milk shakes soo byee (:
2009 Samoa earthquake in kid talk?
Big Boom make ground shake!!!!!!!!
Why did they name earthquake?
Quake means to shake or tremble. This describes what is happening to the earth during such an event
Why does the ground shake in an earthquake?
JAKE
What do you get from a cow after an earthquake?
milk shake
What caused the Capulet's dovecote to shake when Juliet was a toddler?
The Veronese earthquake caused the Capulet's dovecote to shake when Juliet was a toddler.
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.
What kind of fault happens under the ocean?
the answer is an earthquake because the plates move so suddenly it makes the earth shake so therefore it would be called an earthquake!
What do you get when you cross a cow with an earthquake?
Milk shake.
How long after an earthquake is the phenomenon of additional quakes considered an aftershock?
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur after a larger event (the mainshock) in the same area. If an even larger earthquake occurs, then the original mainshock becomes a foreshock and the bigger event becomes the mainshock.
Do the movements in the ground cause the ground to shake?
yes also the faults rub together and make it shake into an earthquake and the eruption of a volcano can start a earthquake.
How does pressure result in an earthquake?
It results by creating a shockwave, which causes the ground to shake; this is an earthquake.
What does earthquake mean?
a sudden shake comming from underneath the ground
Is earthquake is also called tsunami?
No, an earthquake is a sudden shift in tectonic plates caused by built up pressure. This cause the Ground to shake. A Tsunami is a giant wave. Tsunamis can be caused by an earthquake happening under the ocean
What was the effect on Japan's earthquake on the ocean?
Earthquakes are formed by two of the Earths plates crashing into each other therefore making the ground shake. This shaking is called an Earthquake. If the Earthquake is under the sea it forces loads of water up causing a big wave called a... tsunami.
