The biggest shaking event is called the mainshock,the smaller ones before it are known as foreshocks,and the smaller ones after it are called aftershocks.

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This statement is true. Mainshocks are the largest earthquake in a sequence, foreshocks are smaller earthquakes that occur before the mainshock, and aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur after the mainshock.

The Biggest Shaking Event Is Called the Mainshock,the Smaller Ones