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jälkijäristys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aftershock noun A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area.

Senses

jälkijäristys is used for these senses in English:

  • aftershock (seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

aftershock — full definition

  1. noun A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area.
  2. noun A further, usually lesser, consequence following a major event.

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