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Scientific First: 'Slow-Motion' Earthquakes Captured in Real Time


Slow-motion earthquakes, as you might guess from the name, involve the release of pent-up geological energy over the course of days or weeks rather than minutes – and scientists have now recorded some as they were happening.

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