Nature and tectonic significance of co-seismic structures associated with the Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake, central-southern Chile forearc

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 891-897

  Arriagada, C ^a   Arancibia, G ^b   Cembrano, J ^b   Martinez F ^a   Carrizo, D ^a   Van Sint Jan, M ^b   Saez E ^b   Gonzalez G ^c   Rebolledo, S ^a   Sepulveda S A ^a   Contreras Reyes, E ^d   Jensen, E ^c   Yanez G ^b  

^a Universidad de Chile Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Central southern Chile forearc; Co seismic; Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; ANALOGICAL MODELING; BASEMENT FAULTS; BASEMENT STRUCTURES; CENTRAL ANDES; CENTRAL SOUTHERN CHILE FOREARC; CO-SEISMIC; DISTRIBUTED DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD RECORD; FOCAL MECHANISM; FOREARC; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; MW 8.8 MAULE EARTHQUAKE; RIFT SYSTEMS; RUPTURE ZONE; SEISMIC EVENT; SEISMIC STRUCTURE; STRESS RELEASE; SUBDUCTION EARTHQUAKES; SURFACE DEFORMATION; SURFACE RUPTURES; UPPER PLATE;

BUILDINGS; DATA STRUCTURES; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

TECTONICS;

AFTERSHOCK; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; RIFT ZONE; SEISMOTECTONICS;

ANDES; CHILE;

EID: 79954990638     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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