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A town experiences a smaller earthquake several days after a large one. What has occurred?

A town experiences a smaller earthquake several days after a large one. What has occurred?
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A town experiences a smaller earthquake several days after a large one. What has occurred?

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The earth is still at a place where the tectonic plates were not settled and were still slightly moving
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User Metric Scantlings
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The other answer is wrong
When a large earthquakes is followed by smaller ones, the small ones are called AFTERSHOCKS
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