Control of high oceanic features and subduction channel on earthquake ruptures along the Chile-Peru subduction zone

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 49-58

  Contreras Reyes, Eduardo ^a   Carrizo, Daniel ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

1960 and 2010 megathrust earthquakes; Asperity; Barrier; Bathymetry; Earthquake rupture; Subduction channel

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY; BARRIER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES; SUBDUCTION CHANNEL;

BATHYMETRY; BUOYANCY; COUPLINGS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRACTURE; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE ZONE; NAZCA PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PERU-CHILE TRENCH;

EID: 79955714202     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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