- In seismology, the
mainshock is the
largest earthquake in a sequence,
sometimes preceded by one or more foreshocks, and
almost always followed by many...
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seismic event – the
mainshock – and is
related to it in both time and space. The
designation of an
earthquake as foreshock,
mainshock or
aftershock is only...
- a magnitude 6.1
tremor that
occurred earlier that day.
Following the
mainshock, a
tsunami alert was
issued for the
nearby Mak****ar Strait. A localised...
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reverse faults and were
within 3 mi (4.8 km) of the M6.9 Loma
Prieta mainshock epicenter, near the
intersection of the San
Andreas and
Sargent faults...
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approximately 10 km (6 miles) to the northwest. The latter, now
considered the
mainshock, was the most
powerful earthquake to
occur in the
state in 20
years (after...
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aftershocks greater than
magnitude 1.5 in the
three w****s
following the
mainshock. By
comparing previous aftershock sequences in
California against a decay...
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which caused additional damage in the most badly-affected
areas of the
mainshock.
Taiwan has a
history of
strong earthquakes. The
island is
located within...
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previously damaged from the
mainshock. If an
aftershock is
larger than the
mainshock, the
aftershock is
redesignated as the
mainshock and the
original main...
- north–south fault. The
second mainshock occurred at 16:09
local time the
following day. It was
similar in
magnitude to the
first mainshock at Mw 5.8, with a focal...
- Rosolini-I****a
fault system. A
destructive earthquake occurred two days
before the
mainshock at 21:00
local time,
centered in the Val di Noto. It had an estimated...
