Long Slow Quake Rocks Northwest

Long Slow Quake Rocks Northwest

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Slow-slip earthquake map, March 2008, courtesy of Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

An episodic tremor-and-slip earthquake is not a rockin’ occasion. In fact, the people in the Pacific Northwest can’t feel the tremors, which can last for weeks and release as much pent up pressure as a major earthquake.

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