Additional earthquakes that occur after the mainshock and in the same geographic area. Usually an aftershock is smaller than the mainshock, but occasionally an aftershock may be strong enough to be ...

A minor, 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Scientists have used machine learning to calculate the pattern of aftershocks following an earthquake. Aftershocks are further quakes that follow the "main shock". They are by definition smaller ...