Seismic slow-slip event happening now, but will it increase the chance of an earthquake?

Seismologists are monitoring a seismic event that they say is happening right now. Its called a slow-slip event. According to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, this event happens about every 14 months. PNSN has been tracking it for about two decades, ever since the Nisqually earthquake: http://via.q13fox.com/9fthx