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Large Worldwide Aftershocks
October 22, 2012 | USGS

“Large earthquakes trigger very small earthquakes globally during passage of the seismic waves and during the following several hours to days but so far remote aftershocks of moment magnitude M≥5.5 have not been identified, with the lone exception of an M=6.9 quake remotely triggered by the surface waves from an M=6.6 quake 4,800 kilometres away.” Quoted from the USGS publication release.


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