type of earthquake
classification
submarine earthquake
earthquake that occurs underwater at the bottom of a body of water
glacial earthquake
seismological phenomenon, caused by calving outlet glaciers of continental ice shields
aftershock
smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
remotely triggered earthquake
geographical phenomenon
doublet earthquake
two earthquakes associated by space and time
interplate earthquake
earthquake that occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates
volcano tectonic earthquake
earthquake caused by the movement of magma
blind thrust earthquake
movement along a thrust fault that is not visible at the surface
slow earthquake
discontinuous, earthquake-like event that releases energy over a period of hours to months
tsunami earthquake
type of earthquake