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Recent Examples of foreshock
But conventionally, only half of earthquakes have an easily detectable foreshock, while the other half do not.
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Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Lesser-magnitude quakes have previously been foreshocks to larger-magnitude ones.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
It had been preceded by a 3.3-magnitude foreshock on Sunday, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told KCBS.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The largest foreshock was a magnitude 3.3, Lucy Jones, a visiting associate in geophysics and founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, said.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Lesser-magnitude quakes have previously been foreshocks to larger-magnitude ones.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
It had been preceded by a 3.3-magnitude foreshock on Sunday, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told KCBS.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The largest foreshock was a magnitude 3.3, Lucy Jones, a visiting associate in geophysics and founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, said.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshock
Noun
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It’s been a few days, but the shock of the result is still fresh.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Due to a lightweight insole, grippy outsole, shock-absorbing heel, and secure lace-up closure, that was made possible.—
Ruby McAuliffe,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Moreover, the long haul is its own challenge — starting with some serious aftershock ahead.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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His clipped, procedural account, stuffed with insider details, is a precise and unsettling record of an intentional bureaucratic collapse and its aftershocks.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The California Department of Conservation estimates that a major quake on the fault line occurs roughly every 140 years, making the fault line overdue.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Several residents reported feeling the quake in and around the Spring Valley area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Her mother's hand had a tremor, the Little Big Town star told USA TODAY.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Fresh restrictions targeting Japan in early 2026, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, sent another tremor through magnet supply chains that feed everything from F-35s to Ford F-150 Lightnings.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Noun
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But decades of wear, tear and deferred maintenance, plus the Loma Prieta earthquake, left the facility, known as the Plunge, facing demolition, until the community rallied to raise money for a $7 million renovation.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Those who noticed the earthquake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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“Foreshock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshock. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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