Sentences with phrase «where slow earthquakes»

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However, unlike earthquakes (where the movement occurs in seconds), movement in these slow slip events or «silent earthquakes» can take weeks to months to occur.

Unlike other, more active faults where aftershocks occur soon after the precipitating earthquake, the New Madrid faults are deeper and slower moving, resulting in aftershocks that have taken centuries to release.

For instance, after the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, home sales slowed and values plateaued or declined in areas near the earthquake, even in cases where there was no physical damage to the home.