teleseism


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teleseism

an earthquake that occurs in a part of the world far away from a recording station. — teleseismic, adj.
See also: Earthquakes
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Sambridge, "Earthquake location-genetic algorithms for teleseisms," Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol.
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The seismic activity associated with the Yellowstone magma chamber and Basin and Range" extension provide an excellent laboratory for exploring the effects of teleseisms (distant-> 000 km--earthquakes) on local seismicity.
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