The theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.

(seismology) A discontinuous earthquake-like event that releases energy over a period of hours to months, rather than the seconds to minutes characteristic of a typical earthquake.

plural of slow earthquake

plural of earthquake protector

(earthquake engineering) A sliding type of low friction base isolation for protection of building structures against lateral impact of strong earthquakes.

Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake.