0 a sudden movement of the earth's surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement:
The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.
1 a sudden movement of the earth’s surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement:
The plots represent normalized ground acceleration versus time from the star t of the aftershock.
Indeed, chapters vii-ix might have stood alone as an adequate rehearsal and analysis of the aftershocks of revolt.
Droughts and famines were so severe that even regions not directly affected felt their aftershocks.
There were two unpleasant aftershocks.
When the boycott began to lose momentum, caused by proclamation of the imperial edict and the aftershock of the arrest of the three boycotters, memorial service revitalized the boycott.
Still, there was a second aftershock.
Then you had the aftershock of 6.6, which in itself was absolutely devastating.
Since the main earthquake, there have been a number of aftershocks, some of which have been of significant strength.
