aftershock; afterquake
Refers to a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one. Used in seismology and everyday contexts.
After the big earthquake, aftershocks continued many times.
Standard kanji spelling for 'aftershock'.
Compound of 揺り (yuri, 'shaking', from 揺る yuru) + 返し (kaeshi, 'returning', from 返す kaesu), literally 'shaking back'.