Silent earthquake

Summary

• A silent earthquake is an earthquake whose energy release is so slow that it cannot be detected with seismology equipment but requires GPS receivers for measurement. The magnitude of a silent earthquake can be as large as a regular earthquake, since the duration is many times longer occurring over days, weeks or months.

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