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What is an earthquake after shock?
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur after a larger earthquake in the same area. They are a result of the earths crust near the fault rupture readjusting as a result of the main earthquake...
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What do earthquakes produce?
Seismic waves due to slip across fault planes
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Earthquake after shocks?
These are smaller earthquakes that happen after a larger earthquake. We call them after shocks because they always come after and are usually smaller.
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What produces an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs when the edges of two tectonic plates get stuck on each other. Stress builds, like the stress you get when you hold onto a friends hand and pul away without letting go. When the...
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When is the after shock earthquake?
It's a smaller (or sometimes larger) earthquake after the main earthquake