Mainshock
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mainshock is a noun meaning (seismology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.
Meaning
(seismology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.
Word Forms
- mainshocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include megathrust, earthshock, macroshock, groundshaking, earthquake, thundershock.
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