Stress switching in subduction forearcs: Implications for overpressure containment and strength cycling on megathrusts

Tectonophysics

Volumn 600, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-152

  Sibson, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Overpressure control of prime asperity; Postfailure fluid discharge; Strength cycling; Stress switching; Subduction megathrusts; Time dependence of fluid overpressure

Indexed keywords

FLUID DISCHARGE; FLUID OVERPRESSURE; OVERPRESSURE; STRENGTH CYCLING; SUBDUCTION MEGATHRUSTS;

FAULTING; FRACTURE; FRICTION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ASPERITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; FOREARC BASIN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; NORMAL FAULT; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; SHEAR ZONE; STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST FAULT; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE;

EID: 84879797689     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.02.035     Document Type: Article

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