foreshocks

plural of foreshock

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Design Portfolio Glide Paths Start conservatively and gradually increase equity exposure to reduce early-retirement shocks.
    Andrew Whalen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These are families and investors looking for protection from inflation, taxation, and systemic shocks.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The quakes were recorded approximately 102 miles west-southwest of Port Orford, Oregon.
    Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.
    Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The quake hit at a depth of about 7 miles and was centered roughly 40 miles southeast of Athens, where tremors were felt but no immediate damage or injuries were reported.
    Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Daniel now lives with essential tremors, a condition that causes involuntary shaking of the head and hands.
    Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In July, a geologist warned that an ongoing cluster of smaller earthquakes near the Nicobar Islands could signal a volcanic eruption in the Andaman Sea, which raises fears of another tsunami.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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