Density-depth model of the continental wedge at the maximum slip segment of the Maule Mw8.8 megathrust earthquake

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 409, Issue , 2015, Pages 265-277

  Maksymowicz, Andrei ^a   Tréhu, Anne M ^b   Contreras Reyes, Eduardo ^a   Ruiz, Sergio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental wedge; Density modeling; Marine gravity; Megathrust earthquake; Subducted seamount

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL WEDGE; DENSITY MODELING; MARINE GRAVITY; MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES; SUBDUCTED SEAMOUNT;

EARTHQUAKES;

AFTERSHOCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SLIP RATE; STRESS FIELD; THRUST FAULT;

CHILE;

EID: 84911915645     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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