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2010 Maule earthquake slip correlates with pre-seismic locking of Andean subduction zone

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  • Marcos Moreno

    (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany)

  • Matthias Rosenau

    (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany)

  • Onno Oncken

    (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany)

Abstract

Mind the seismic gap Analysis of seismic data and Global Positioning System (GPS) observations from the region around the site of the recent magnitude-8.8 Maule earthquake in Chile have been combined with modelling of the Andean subduction zone to build up a detailed image of the event. The earthquake occurred at a 'seismic gap', part of the fault that has not experienced a major earthquake since 1835, and it seems to have released most of the stress accumulated since that time. The observations suggest that coseismic slip heterogeneity at the scale of single asperities, and therefore the seismic potential of future great earthquakes, might be anticipated by geodetic observations.

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  • Marcos Moreno & Matthias Rosenau & Onno Oncken, 2010. "2010 Maule earthquake slip correlates with pre-seismic locking of Andean subduction zone," Nature, Nature, vol. 467(7312), pages 198-202, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:467:y:2010:i:7312:d:10.1038_nature09349
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09349
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    1. Ignacia Calisto & Marisella Ortega & Matthew Miller, 2015. "Observed and modeled tsunami signals compared by using different rupture models of the April 1, 2014, Iquique earthquake," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 79(1), pages 397-408, October.
    2. N. Zamora & A. Babeyko, 2016. "Tsunami potential from local seismic sources along the southern Middle America Trench," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 80(2), pages 901-934, January.
    3. Patricio Venegas-Aravena, 2024. "Past large earthquakes influence future strong ground motion: Example of the Chilean subduction zone," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 120(12), pages 10669-10685, September.
    4. N. Zamora & A. Y. Babeyko, 2016. "Tsunami potential from local seismic sources along the southern Middle America Trench," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 80(2), pages 901-934, January.
    5. José Drápela & Ignacia Calisto & Marcos Moreno, 2021. "Locking-derived tsunami scenarios for the most recent megathrust earthquakes in Chile: implications for tsunami hazard assessment," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 107(1), pages 35-52, May.

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