A self-consistent mechanism for slow dynamic deformation and large tsunami generation for earthquakes in the shallow subduction zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Ma, Shuo ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FAULTING; PORE PRESSURE; TSUNAMIS;

COULOMB FAILURE; DEFORMATION PROCESS; DYNAMIC PORE PRESSURE; EARTHQUAKE DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PLATE INTERFACES; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; RUPTURE VELOCITIES; SEA FLOOR; SHALLOW FAULTS; SLIP VELOCITY; SLOW DYNAMICS; STRESS DROP; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TSUNAMI GENERATION;

EARTHQUAKES;

COULOMB CRITERION; DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; PORE PRESSURE; RUPTURE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC WEDGE; TRENCH; TSUNAMI; UPLIFT;

EID: 84862196267     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051854     Document Type: Article

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