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Foreshock

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011541

Foreshocks are relatively smaller earthquakes that precede the largest earthquake in a series, which is termed the mainshock. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011541
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011541",
  "term": "Foreshock",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Foreshocks are relatively smaller earthquakes that precede the largest earthquake in a series, which is termed the mainshock. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/foreshock/"
}

Record 11,541 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.