Question
Explain slide 8 simply.
Aftershocks are earthquakes that follow a large earthquake in the same general area. They can happen over days or years. Both the 7.8 main earthquake and the 7.3 aftershock caused aftershocks. 1
Aftershocks became less frequent quickly. Then a 7.3 aftershock happened on May 12, 17 days after the main earthquake. 2
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- 1 Slide 8 Show on slide Aftershocks are earthquakes that occur following a large EQ, in the same general area as that EQ, during the following days-to-years. Both the M 7.8 Gorkha mainshock and the M 7.3 aftershock, have triggered aftershocks.
- 2 Slide 8 Show on slide “Subsequent aftershock sequence decayed rapidly, until M7.3 aftershock on 05-12, 17 days after mainshock.”
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Slides by Gavin Hayes and colleagues, U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Three slides that credit outside photos or map imagery are left out, so slide numbers differ from the original. Original slides