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Its when a minor earthquake is shaking next to a fault. and finally the big one happens

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Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur .?

Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur


Major earthquake are sometime preceded by smaller earthquakes - true or false?

True! The small magnitude earthquakes that sometimes precede a major earthquake are known as fore shocks.


How long before an earthquake do foreshocks occur?

Foreshocks can occur hours, days, or even weeks before a larger earthquake, but there is no definitive timeline. Foreshocks are smaller earthquakes that precede a larger mainshock, and their occurrence can vary depending on the specific earthquake event.


Compare and contrast aftershocks and foreshocks?

An aftershock is a small earthquake that follows the main earthquake, while a foreshock is a small earthquake that often precedes, leads to, a major earthquake.


What do you call the little earthquakes that come before a big earthquake?

Foreshock is what you call one of the little earthquakes that come before the big earthquake or main shock. The main shock may be followed by a little earthquake that's called the aftershock.


What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?

earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".


How soon before a major earthquake can foreshocks occur?

Foreshocks can occur days, weeks, or even months before a major earthquake, though they often happen minutes to hours prior. Their unpredictability makes it challenging to use them as reliable indicators of an impending larger quake. Not all major earthquakes are preceded by foreshocks, and when they do occur, not all foreshocks will lead to a larger event.


Was there foreshocks or afterscocks in the japan earthquake in march 2011?

Yes, major foreshocks preceded the earthquake on 11th March 2011 and major aftershocks succeeded the earthquake. There were hundreds of aftershocks of varying intensities, one even as great as 8 on the Richter scale causing a 10 meter tsunami.


What are small tremors before a major earhquake?

Small tremors before a major earthquake are referred to as foreshocks. They occur before 70 percent of large seismic events, and to a lesser extent before smaller earthquakes.


foreshock?

is a small earthquake that often precedes a major earthquake


Fore shock?

Is a small earthquake that often precedes a major earthquake.


Do small tremors occur after an earthquake?

An earthquake is caused by 'plates' in the ground shifting and moving. and after a major shift there might be a small aftershock witch is when the 'plates' in the ground move slightly as they are going back into place