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Recent Examples of aftershock
When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.
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William B. Davis, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The quake was immediately followed by several aftershocks, including magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Seismologists will continue monitoring aftershock patterns, as earthquakes of this magnitude typically generate ongoing seismic activity for days or weeks.
—Hollie Silverman
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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William B. Davis, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The quake was immediately followed by several aftershocks, including magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Seismologists will continue monitoring aftershock patterns, as earthquakes of this magnitude typically generate ongoing seismic activity for days or weeks.
—Hollie Silverman
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
Noun
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Former Royals players and fans are still in shock over the untimely death of Terrance Gore.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The promise of this hedging strategy lies in diversification, diplomatic optionality, and insulation from tariff shocks.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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But as Gottlieb addressed the team after the game, her players burst into spontaneous celebration, flinging water at their coach and soaking in the afterglow of their biggest victory of the season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Ducks’ Pat Verbeek could continue basking in the afterglow of an off-the-board lottery pick, winger Beckett Sennecke, that panned out famously.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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There were frost quakes with shaking and booming reported from Tennessee to Pennsylvania.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lü Pin just happened to be in New York at the time and decided not to go, out of fear of repercussions upon returning.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nevertheless, Jones, the Democrat, advised his party to be mindful about their own messaging regarding DEI, considering its political repercussions and voter competing priorities.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jones says that this most recent set of quakes could be foreshocks for a much larger event.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But conventionally, only half of earthquakes have an easily detectable foreshock, while the other half do not.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Those same firms, and others, like UTA and IAG, are as always, looking to pick up clients who may be exiting over the fallout from the PR crisis.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, hardly five months after France’s Canal+ Group completed its long-gestating $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice, solidifying a merger of the two largest media players on the continent, a sense of foreboding remains over the fallout.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Patients with Parkinson's disease experience symptoms including problems with movement, tremors, muscle stiffness and instability, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rodrigues said the procedures improve tremors and other symptoms.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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They were staggered, self-pitying, and seemingly traumatized by the denouement of the Joe Biden years.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The film arrives in the denouement of the megalucrative holiday-movie-release corridor.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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