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SEISMIC ACTIVITY RATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
DEF

The mean number per unit time of earthquakes with specific characteristics (e g , magnitude 6) originating on a selected fault or in a selected area.

CONT

A temporary increase or decrease in the seismicity rate is usually just part of the natural variation in the seismicity.

OBS

seismicity rate: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • seismic activity rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
DEF

Nombre moyen par unité de temps de séismes de caractéristiques spécifiques (par exemple, de magnitude 6), survenant sur une faille donnée ou dans une région donnée.

Spanish

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