"superquake" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1984, Guidebook for the San Andreas Fault, Cajon Pass to Wrightwood, Volume 55, Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologist, page 9",
          "text": "Others have suggested that, since this creeping section separates the two segments that have produced great earthquakes, that it is unlikely a \"superquake\" that ruptured all three sections could occur at one time.",
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