作者: Michel Bouchon , David Marsan , Virginie Durand , Michel Campillo , Hugo Perfettini
DOI: 10.1038/NGEO2701
关键词: Fault (geology) 、 Induced seismicity 、 Deformation (meteorology) 、 Geology 、 Seismology 、 Plate tectonics 、 Geophysics 、 Subduction 、 Tectonics 、 Geodynamics 、 Slab
摘要: Megathrust earthquakes rupture the shallow plate boundary in subduction zones. Analysis of seismic activity preceding megathrust quakes Japan and Chile reveals deep seismicity that may mark plunging slabs prior to main fault rupture.