aftershock

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But as Neville’s documentary makes abundantly clear: while music lovers across the globe certainly mourned The Beatles’ breakup, few suffered its heartbreaking aftershocks to McCartney’s extent.

From Salon

Some may occur as aftershocks caused by seismic waves traveling outward from crustal earthquakes.

From Science Daily

It was a single jolt this time, an aftershock.

From Literature

The BGS confirmed the quake was an aftershock of a 3.3 magnitude earthquake which hit the area at the start of December.

From BBC

That quake resulted in aftershocks that also reactivated seismic activity around Joshua Tree.

From Los Angeles Times