main shock

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Definition of main shock in English Turkish dictionary: (Coğrafya) ana sarsıntı; (Çevre) ana şok

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Definition of main shock in English English dictionary
mainshock: The maximum shock in an earthquake event. Sometimes preceded by foreshocks and followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity
mainshock: The largest in a series of earthquakes occurring closely in time and space The mainshock may be preceded by foreshocks or followed by aftershocks
mainshock: The largest earthquake in any series of earthquakes; to be definitively called a "mainshock", it should generally be at least half a magnitude unit larger than the next largest quake in the series Otherwise, the series of quakes may more accurately fit the definition of a swarm
mainshock: The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by one or more foreshocks, and almost always followed by many aftershocks

main shock

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Main shock

meyn şäk

/ˈmān ˈsʜäk/ /ˈmeɪn ˈʃɑːk/

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