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Mega-earthquakes rupture flat megathrusts

Published:2016-11-25 Issue:6315 Volume:354 Page:1027-1031
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Bletery Quentin¹,Thomas Amanda M.¹,Rempel Alan W.¹,Karlstrom Leif¹,Sladen Anthony²,De Barros Louis²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.

2. Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, OCA, IRD, Géoazur, 250 rue Albert Einstein, Sophia Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France.

Abstract

Mega-earthquakes go the flat way Megathrust faults in subduction zones cause large and damaging earthquakes. Bletery et al. argue that certain geometric features of the subduction zones relate to earthquake size. The key parameter is the curvature of the megathrust. Larger earthquakes occur where the subducting slab is flatter, providing a rough metric for estimating where mega-earthquakes may occur in the future. Science , this issue p. 1027

Funder

NSF

ANR

French Ministry of Research and Education

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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