volcanic tremor

volcanic tremor
ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY
Continuous seismic signal with regular or irregular sine wave appearance and low frequencies (0.5-5 Hz). Harmonic tremor has a very uniform appearance, whereas spasmodic tremor is pulsating and consists of higher frequencies with a more irregular appearance.

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