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- adjective Following a
seismic event
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Examples
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"I didn't actually know that I was in an earthquake," said Michalitsianos, who is studying postseismic relaxation, how the ground changes following major earthquakes.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Jessica Gresco 2010
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Calais is now assembling a team to go to the earthquake site to measure the aftershocks and postseismic response of the area surrounding the fault.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Long-term uplift of the upper plate must either occur aseismically or as 'slow earthquakes' during the interseismic or postseismic part of the earthquake cycle.
unknown title 2009
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The cumulative number of early aftershocks increases linearly with postseismic deformation in the first two days, supporting the view that aftershocks are driven primarily by afterslip
Naturejobs - All Jobs Zhigang Peng 2009
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I didn't actually know that I was in an earthquake, "said Michalitsianos, who is studying postseismic relaxation, how the ground changes following major earthquakes.
DC Earthquake 2010: Magnitude 3.6 Quake Shakes Washington Area 2010
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I didn't actually know that I was in an earthquake, "said Michalitsianos, who is studying postseismic relaxation, how the ground changes following major earthquakes.
KING - Home 2010
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