| − | [[Image:Foreshocks.gif|thumb|300px|Small foreshocks on a seismic record.]]'''Foreshocks''' are relatively smaller [[earthquake]]s that precede the largest earthquake in a series, which is termed the [[mainshock]]. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.<ref>USGS</ref> | + | [[Image:Foreshocks.gif|thumb|300px|Small foreshocks on a seismic record.]]'''Foreshocks''' are relatively smaller [[earthquake]]s that precede the largest earthquake in a series, which is termed the [[mainshock]]. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.<ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=foreshocks</ref> |