aftershock

noun3

1. •
   An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

   • It was not a peace that brought joy – it was one that created an oppressive tension like the calm between a major earthquake and the aftershock. — 2011
2. •
   Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.

   • Far from being an emotional aftershock following an event that upsets our whole world, horror is what first discloses to us the upsetting possibility that our world as a whole can cease to be. — 1992
3. •
   (figurative) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.

   • The collapse of the financial market sixty days later was the aftershock. — 2011