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Long period sea waves caused by rapid vertical movements of the sea floor.

NOTE The vertical movement of the sea floor is often associated with fault rupture during earthquakes or with seabed mud slides

Source:API RP 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and Criteria for Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards

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