Slow-slip East Coast earthquake to roll on for weeksGNS SCIENCE Scientists hope to better pinpoint the latest slow-slip event in the Gisborne 'silent earthquake' zone by using GPS stations. A "silent earthquake", or slow-slip event, has been building off the coast of Gisborne for about a week, GeoNet seismologist Caroline Little says. READ MORE:* Major international study of slow-slip earthquakes to drill off Gisborne* Earthquakes? You can monitor the silent earthquake at GeoNet's slow-slip watch page by clicking here. Little said a normal earthquake was over in less than a minute, but East Coast silent earthquakes could take from a week to a month to unfold.

Source: Stuff June 23, 2016 08:09 UTC