Foreshock (Noun)
Meaning
A tremor preceding an earthquake.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The seismologists detected a small foreshock a few hours before the massive earthquake hit the city.
- A series of foreshocks in the region had been reported in the days leading up to the devastating quake.
- The foreshock was barely noticeable, but it was a warning sign of the much larger earthquake that followed.
- Scientists have been studying the foreshocks that occurred before the major earthquake to better understand the underlying tectonic processes.
- The foreshock was initially thought to be a minor tremor, but it was later recognized as a precursor to the larger earthquake.