The point at which the earthquake starts - is the Epicentre.
No, they can't tell that it is a foreshock until a larger earthquake happens. (The largest main earthquake is called the mainshock)
An earthquake is the movement of the tectonic plates, the little quake that happens after the main quake is called the aftershock.Aftershocks. If an aftershock is stronger than the original earthquake, it takes its place and trhe last earthquake becomes a pre-shock.
This is known as an aftershock.
The origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter.
It is called a tremor.
Its called the Kobe earthquake
Old Answer: earthquake replicas SmallvilleGrl's answer: That's extremely incorrect. It is 'aftershock.'
Most small earthquakes are just background seismicity. There is no way to tell whether a small event will be followed by a larger one. But if there is a larger earthquake afterwards, the first earthquake is called a "foreshock"
No, they can't tell that it is a foreshock until a larger earthquake happens. (The largest main earthquake is called the mainshock)
The point at which the earthquake starts - is the Epicentre.
A small earthquake that happens after a larger one is called an aftershock. Aftershocks happen because the crust in the area where the main earthquake happened is adjusting to the earthquake's effects.
An earthquake is the movement of the tectonic plates, the little quake that happens after the main quake is called the aftershock.Aftershocks. If an aftershock is stronger than the original earthquake, it takes its place and trhe last earthquake becomes a pre-shock.
The shaking of the ground that precedes an earthquake is called foreshocks. Foreshocks are smaller seismic events that occur before the main earthquake and can give a warning sign of an impending larger quake.
It's a smaller (or sometimes larger) earthquake after the main earthquake
It was called the Loma Prieta earthquake, for the mountain closest to the epicenter.
Not always