Potential slab deformation and plunge prior to the Tohoku, Iquique and Maule earthquakes

作者: Michel Bouchon , David Marsan , Virginie Durand , Michel Campillo , Hugo Perfettini

DOI: 10.1038/NGEO2701

关键词: Fault (geology)Induced seismicityDeformation (meteorology)GeologySeismologyPlate tectonicsGeophysicsSubductionTectonicsGeodynamicsSlab

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.

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