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A(n)_____ is an earthquake that uncurls after a large earthquake centered in the same area.

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Foreshocks

"Foreshock" and "aftershock" are relative terms. Foreshocks are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs.

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