Subduction erosion and basal friction along the sediment-starved convergent margin off Antofagasta, Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Von Huene, R ^a   Ranero, C R ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convergent margin; Subduction erosion; Tectonic processes

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; EROSION; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION;

CHILEAN MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038268763     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (72)

1. Adam, J., and C.-D. Reuther, Crustal dynamics and active fault mechanics during subduction erosion: Application of frictional wedge analysis on to the North Chilean Forearc, Tectonophysics, 321, 297-325, 2000.
2. Ambos, E. L., and D. M. Hussong, Structure at the toe of the subduction complex: Middle America Trench offshore Guatemala, Initial Rep. Deep Sea Dril.I Proj., 84, 816-878, 1985.
3. Arabasz, W. J., Geological and geophysical studies of the Atacama fault zone in Northern Chile, Ph.D. thesis, Calif. Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, 1971.
4. Armijo, R., and R. Thiele, Active faulting in northern Chile: ramp stacking and lateral decoupling along a subduction plate boundary?, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 98, 40-61, 1990.
5. Balance, P. F., D. W. Scholl, T. L. Vallier, A. J. Stevenson, and H. Ryan, Subduction of a late Cretaceous seamount of the Louisville Ridge at the Tonga Trench: A model of normal and accelerated tectonic erosion, Tectonics, 8, 953-962, 1989.
6. Bandy, O. L., and K. S. Rudolfo, Distribution of foraminifera and sediments, Peru-Chile Trench area, Deep Sea Res., 11, 817-837, 1964.
7. Block, M., Interpretations of MCS data, in Crustal investigations off- and onshore Nazca/Central Andes (CINCA), coordinated by K. Hinz and members of the CINCA Study Group, Rep. BGR 117,613, pp. 69-102, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
8. Buck, W. R., Flexural rotation of normal faults, Tectonics, 7, 959-973, 1988.
9. Buske, S., H. Meyer, S. Luth, R. Patzig, C. Reichert, S. Shapiro, P. Wigger, and M. Yoon, Broad depth range seismic and seismological imaging of the subduction processing North Chile, Tectonophysics, 350, 273-282, 2002.
10. Clift, P. D., and C. J. MacLeod, Slow rates of subduction erosion estimated from subsidence and tilting of the Tonga forearc, Geology, 27(5), 411-414, 1999.
11. Comte, D., A. Eisenberg, E. Lorca, M. Pardo, L. Ponce, R. Saragoni, S. K. Singh, and G. Suárez, The 1985 central Chile earthquake: A repeat of previous great earthquakes in the region?, Science, 233, 449-453, 1986.
12. Couch, R., R. Whitsett, B. Hehm, and L. Brucerno-Guarupe, Structures of the continental margin of Peru and Chile, Mem. Geol. Soc. Am., 154, 703-726, 1981.
13. Dahlen, F. A., Noncohesive critical Coulomb wedges: An exact solution, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 10,125-10,133, 1984.
14. Davis, D. M., and R. von Huene, Inferences on sediment strength and fault friction from structures of the Aleutian Trench, Geology, 15, 517-522, 1987.
15. w=8.0 Antofagasta (northern Chile) earthquake of July 30, 995, a precursor to the end of the 1877 gap, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 87(427), 445, 1997.
16. Delouis, B., H. Philip, L. Dorbath, and A. Cisternas, Recent crustal deformation in the Antofagasta region (northern Chile) and the subduction process, Geophys. J. Int., 132, 302-338, 1998.
17. Diaz-Naveas, J. L., Sediment subduction and accretion at the Chilean convergent margin between 35° and 40°S, Ph.D. dissertation, 130 pp., Christian-Albrechts-Univ., Kiel, Germany, 1999.
18. Erickson, S. N., and R. D. Jarrard, Velocity-porosity relationships for water-strurated siliciclastic sediments, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 30,385-30,406, 1998.
19. Fisher, R. L., and R. W. Raitt, Topography and structure of the Peru-Chile trench, Deep Sea Res., 9, 423-443, 1962.
20. Flueh, E. R., N. Vidal, C. R. Ranero, A. Hojka, R. von Huene, J. Bialas, K. Hinz, D. Cordoba, J. J. Da∉beitia, and C. Zelt, seismic investigation of the continental margin off- and onshore Valparaiso, Chile, Tectonophysics, 288, 251-263, 1998.
21. Grotski, N. R., E. R. Flueh, C. J. Reichert, R. Patzwahl, J. Mechie, and P. Giese, Modelling of seismic wide-angle/refraction data, Crustal investigations off- and onshore Nazca/Central Andes (CINCA), coordinated by K. Hinz and members of the CINCA Study Group, Rep. BGR 117.613, 69-102, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
22. Hartley, A. J., and G. Chong, Late Pliocene age for the Atacama Desert: Implications for the desertification of western South America, Geology., 30, 43-46, 2002.
23. Hartley, A. J., and E. J. Jolley, Tectonic implications of Late Cenozoic sedimentation from the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile (22-24°S), J. Geol. Soc. London, 152, 51-63, 1995.
24. Hartley, A. J., P. Turner, D. C. Rex, and S. Flint, Palaeomagnetic, geochronological and geological constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Mejillones Peninsula, northern Chile, Geol. J., 27, 59-74, 1992.
25. Hartley, A. J., G. May, G. Chong, P. Turner, S. J. Kape, and E. J. Jolley, Development of a continental forearc: A Cenozoic example from the central Andes, northern Chile, Geology, 4, 331-334, 2000.
26. Hayes, D. E., A geophysical investigation of the Peru-Chile Trench, Geology, 4, 309-351, 1966.
27. Hilde, T. W. C., Sediment subduction vs. accretion around the Pacific, Tectonophysics, 99, 381-397, 1983.
28. Hinz, K., et al., Geowissenschaftliche Untersuchungen off- und onshore Zentralanden an der aktiven sudostpazifischen Subduktionszone - CINCA, SONNE-Fahrt SO-104/1, 22.07.-24.08.1995, internal report, Archive 113.998, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1995.
29. Hinz, K., et al., Crustal investigations off- and onshore Nazca/central Andes, Rep. BGR 117.613, 217 pp., Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
30. Hojka, A. M., C. A. Zelt, and E. R. Flueh, 3-D seismic refraction tomography of ocean bottom hydrophone data recorded offshore Valparaiso, Chile, Zentrabl. Geol. Paläontol., Teil I, 718, 679-693, 2000.
31. Husen, S., and E. Kissling, Postseismic fluid flow after the large subduction earthquake of Antofagasta, Chile, Geology, 29, 847-850, 2001.
32. Husen, S., E. Kissling, and E. R. Flueh, Local earthquake tomography of shallow subduction in north Chile: A combined onshore and offshore study, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,183-28,198, 2000.
33. Jarrard, R. D., Relations among subduction parameters, Rev. Geophys., 24(2), 217-284, 1986.
34. Kimura, G., E. Silver, P. Blum, and Leg 170 Scientific Party, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Initial Reports, vol. 170, Ocean Drill. Program, College Station, Tex., 1997.
35. Koesters, M., H.-J. Götze, S. Schmidt, J. Fritsch, and M. Araneda, Gravity field of a continent-ocean transition mapped from land, air, and sea, Eos Trans. AGU, 78, 13-16, 1997.
36. Kudrass, H. R., et al., Crustal investigations off- and onshore Nazca/central Andes, CINCA, Sonne-Cruise 104, Leg 3, 16.09.-15.10.1995, internal report, Archive 114.181, 148 pp., Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1995.
37. Kudrass, H. R., U. von Rad, H. Seyfied, H. Andruleit, K. Hinz, and C. Reichert, Age and facies of sediments of the northern Chilean continental slope-Evidence for intense vertical movements, in Crustal Investigations Off- and Onshore Nazca/CINCA), coordinated by K. Hinz and members of the CINCA Study Group, Rep. BGR 117.613, pp. 170-196, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
38. Kulm, L. D., W. J. Schweller, and A. Masias, A preliminary analysis of the subduction process along the Andean continental margin near 6° to 45°S, in Island Arcs, Deep-Sea Trenches, and Back-arc Basins, Maurice Ewing Ser., vol. 1, edited by M. Talwani and W. C. Pitman 111, pp. 285-301, AGU, Washington, D. C., 1977.
39. Lallemand, S., P. Schnurle, and J. Malavieille, Coulomb theory applied to accretionary and nonaccretionary wedges: Possible causes for tectonic erosion and/or frontal accretion, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 12,033-12,055, 1994.
40. Mackay, S., and R. Abma, Depth focusing analysis using wavefront-curvature criterion, Geophysics, 58, 1148-1156, 1993.
41. Mann, J., P. Hubral, B. Traub, A. Gerst, and H. Meyer, Macro-model independent approximative prestrack time migration, paper presented at EAGE 62nd Conference and Technical Exhibition, Eur. Assoc. for Geophys. Explor., Glasgow, Scotland, 29 May to 2 June 2000.
42. McCarthy, J., and D. W. Scholl, Mechanisms of subduction accretion along the central Aleutian Trench: Geol, Soc. Am. Bull., 96, 691-701, 1985.
43. Miller, H., Das Problem des hypothetischen "Pazifischen Kontinentes" gesehen von der chilenischen Pazifikkuste, Geol. Rundsch., 59, 927-938, 1970.
44. Niemeyer, H., G. González, and E. Martinez-De Los Rios, Evolución tectónica cenozoica del margen continental activo de Antofagasta, norte de Chile, Rev. Geol. Chile, 23, 165-186, 1996.
45. Patzig, R., Lokalbeben-Tomographie der Umgebung von Antofagasta (Nordchile) sowie Betrachtungen der Magnituden-Häufigkeits-Parameter in dieser Region, 219 pp., Berliner Geowis. Abh., Fu-Tu-Tfh, Berlin, 2000.
46. Patzwald, R., J. Mechie, A. Schulze, and P. Giese, Two-dimensional velocity models of the Nazca plate subduction zone between 19.5°S and 25°S from wide-angle seismic measurements during the CINCA95 project, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 7293-7317, 1999.
47. Ranero, C. R., and R. von Huene, Subduction erosion along the Middle America convergent margin, Nature, 404, 748-752, 2000.
48. Ranero, C. R., R. von Huene, E. Flueh, M. Duarte, D. Baca, and K. McIntosh, A cross-section of the convergent Pacific margin of Nicaragua, Tectonics, 19, 335-357, 2000.
49. Rötzler, K., R. Naumann, and H.-G. Wilke, Tectonic erosion of terrigeneous rocks in northern Chile (19°S and 24°S), in Crustal Investigations Off- and Oonshore Nazca/Central Andes (CINCA), coordinated by Karl Hinz, Rep. BGR 117.613, A-4, 1-14, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
50. Rutland, R. W. R., Andean orogeny and ocean floor spreading, Nature, 233, 252-255, 1971.
51. Saffer, D. M., E. A. Sliver, A. T. Fisher, H. Tobin, and D. Moran, Inferred pore pressures at the Costa Rica subduction zone: Implications for dewatering processes, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 177, 193-207, 2000.
52. Scheuber, E., Tektonische Entwicklumg des nordchilenischen aktiven Kontinentalrandes: Der Einfluâ von Plattenkonvergenz und Rheologie, 131 pp., Geotektonische Forschungen, 81, E. Schweizerbart'sche, Stuttgart, Germany, 1994.
53. Scholl, D. W., M. N. Christensen, R. von Huene, and M. S. Marlow, Peru-Chile trench sediments and sea-floor spreading, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 81, 1339-1360, 1970.
54. Scholl, D. W., R. von Huene, T. L. Vallier, and D. G. Howell, Sedimentary masses and concepts about tectonic processes at underthrust ocean margins, Geology, 8, 564-568, 1980.
55. Schreckenberger, B., Magnetic modelling, in Crustal Investigations Off- and Onshore Nazca/Central Andes (CINCA), coordinated by K. Hinz and members of the CINCA Study Group, Rep. BGR 117.613, pp. 147-169, Bundesanst. für Geowis. und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany, 1998.
56. Schweller, W. J., and L. K. Kulm, Extensional rupture of oceanic crust in the Chile Trench, Mar. Geol., 28, 271-291, 1978.
57. Seely, D. R., P. R. Vail, and G. G. Walton, Trench slope model, in The Geology of Continental Margins, edited by C. A. Burk and C. L. Drake, pp. 249-260, Springer-Verlage, New York, 1974.
58. Tsuru, T., J.-O. Park, N. Takahashi, S. Kodaira, Y. Kido, Y. Kaneda, and Y. Kono, Tectonic features of the Japan Trench convergent margin off Sanriku, northeastern Japan, revealed by multichannel seismic reflection data, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 16,403-16,413, 2000.
59. Uyeda, S., and H. Kanamori, Back-arc opening and the mode of subduction, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 1049-1061, 1979.
60. Vannucchi, P., D. W. Scholl, M. Meschede, and K. McDougall-Reid, Tectonic erosion and consequent collapse of the Pacific margin of Costa Rica: Combined implications from ODP Leg 170, seismic offshore data, and regional geology of the Nicoya Peninsula, Tectonics, 20, 649-668, 2001.
61. von Huene, R., and E. Suess, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 112, Peru continental margin, part 1, Tectonic history, Geology, 16, 934-938, 1988.
62. von Huene, R., Structure of the Andean convergent margin and some implications for hydrocarbon resources, in Geology of the Andes and Its Relation to Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources, edited by G. Ericksen, M. Pinochet, and J. Reinemund, pp. 119-129, Circum-Pac. Counc. for Energy and Miner. Resour., Houston, Tex., 1989.
63. von Huene, R., and R. Cullotta, Tectonic erosion at the front of the Japan Trench convergent margin, Tectonophysics, 160, 75-90, 1989.
64. von Huene, R., and S. Lallemand, Tectonic erosion along convergent margins, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 102, 704-720, 1990.
65. von Huene, R., and D. W. Scholl, Observations at convergent margins concerning sediment subduction, subduction erosion, and the growth of continental crust, Rev. Geophys., 29(3), 279-316, 1991.
66. von Huene, R., D. Klaeschen, B. Cropp, and J. Miller, Tectonic structure across the accretionary and erosional parts of the Japan Trench margin, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 22,349-22,361, 1994.
67. von Huene, R., I. A. Pecher, and M.-A. Gutscher, Development of the accretionary prism along Peru and material flux after subduction of Nazca Ridge, Tectonics, 15, 19-33, 1996.
68. von Huene, R., J. Corvalán, E. R. Fluch, K. Hinz, J. Korstgard, C. R. Ranero, and W. Weinrebe, Tectonic control of the subducting Juan Fernández Ridge on the Andean margin near Valparaiso, Chile, Tectonics, 16, 474-488, 1997.
69. von Huene, R., W. Weinrebe, and F. Heeren, Subduction erosion along the north Chile margin, J. Geodynamics, 27, 345-358, 1999.
70. von Huene, R., C. R. Ranero, W. Weinrebe, and K. Hinz, Quaternary convergent margin tectonics of Costa Rica, segmentation of the Cocos Plate, and Central American volcanism, Tectonics, 19, 314-334, 2000.
71. Watts, P., and S. R. Grilli, Tsunami generation by submarine mass failure, I, Wavemaker modes, J. Waterw. Port Coastal Ocean Eng, in press, 2002.
72. Yanez, G. A., C. R. Ranero, R. von Huene, and J. Diaz, Magnetic anomaly interpretation across the southern central Andes (32°-34°S): The role of the Juan Fernandez Ridge in the late Tertiary evolution of the margin, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 6325-6345, 2001.