mainshock

English

Etymology

From main +‎ shock.

Noun

mainshock (plural mainshocks)

1. (geology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.

Translations

maximum shock in earthquake

• Finnish: pääjäristys
• German: Hauptbeben n
• Japanese: 本震 (ja) (honshin)

Anagrams

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