Underwater sound recordings have been used to monitor transform faults in the equatorial Pacific, implicating a mechanism of foreshock generation distinct from that on most continental fault systems.
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Bohnenstiehl, D. A different kind of foreshock. Nature 434, 445–447 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/434445a
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