Teleseism

A teleseism is the tremor caused by an earthquake that is very far away, often picked up only by seismometers that are in low background noise locations. Generally, a tremor from a magnitude 5.3 earthquake can be seen anywhere in the world with modern seismic instruments.

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See also: Teleseism, Earthquake, Geology, Magnitude, Seismometer