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Meaning of mainshock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.

Equivalents

Deutsch Hauptbeben
日本語 本震

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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