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A unique earthquake sequence began in Meløy, Northern Norway, in November 1978, and 10 weeks later about 10,000 shocks had been recorded from a volume not larger than 10×8×6 km3. The largest earthquake occurred on 28 November, 1978, with an ML magnitude of 3.2 and a maximum MM intensity of VI.
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Bungum, H., Hokland, B., Husebye, E. et al. An exceptional intraplate earthquake sequence in Meløy, Northern Norway. Nature 280, 32–35 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280032a0
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