Aftershocks are

A. unlikely to cause damage.
B. predictable from the primary earthquake's characteristics.
C. of short duration and occur within a period of a few hours after the major earthquake.
D. large to small earthquakes that come after the main shock of a large earthquake.


Answer: D

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