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Harmonic tremor
Sustained ground vibration associated with underground movement of magma or volcanic gas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A harmonic tremor is a sustained release of seismic and infrasonic energy typically associated with the underground movement of magma, the venting of volcanic gases from magma, or both. It is a long-duration release of seismic energy, with distinct spectral lines, that often precedes or accompanies a volcanic eruption. More generally, a volcanic tremor is a sustained signal that may or may not possess these harmonic spectral features. Being a long-duration continuous signal from a temporally extended source, a volcanic tremor contrasts distinctly with transient sources of seismic radiation, such as tremors that are typically associated with earthquakes and explosions.
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Nonvolcanic, episodic tremor has now been described,[1] and is distinguished by the term episodic tremor and slip (ETS) which may occur in slow earthquakes.
The relation between long-period events and an imminent eruption was first observed by Bernard Chouet, a volcanologist who was working at the United States Geological Survey.[2][3][4]