Historical and recent large megathrust earthquakes in Chile

S Ruiz, R Madariaga - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Recent earthquakes in Chile, 2014, Mw 8.2 Iquique, 2015, Mw 8.3 Illapel and 2016,
Mw 7.6 Chiloé have put in evidence some problems with the straightforward application of …

Physical applications of GPS geodesy: A review

Y Bock, D Melgar - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Geodesy, the oldest science, has become an important discipline in the geosciences, in
large part by enhancing Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities over the last 35 years …

Depth‐varying rupture properties of subduction zone megathrust faults

T Lay, H Kanamori, CJ Ammon… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction zone plate boundary megathrust faults accommodate relative plate motions with
spatially varying sliding behavior. The 2004 Sumatra‐Andaman (Mw 9.2), 2010 Chile (Mw …

Broadband synthetic seismograms for magnitude 9 earthquakes on the Cascadia megathrust based on 3D simulations and stochastic synthetics, Part 1: Methodology …

A Frankel, E Wirth, N Marafi… - Bulletin of the …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We have produced a large set of broadband (0–10 Hz) synthetic seismograms for M w 9.0
earthquakes on the Cascadia megathrust by combining synthetic seismograms derived from …

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

M Moreno, M Rosenau, O Oncken - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract The magnitude-8.8 Maule (Chile) earthquake of 27 February 2010 ruptured a
segment of the Andean subduction zone megathrust that has been suspected to be of high …

The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule Megathrust Earthquake of Central Chile, Monitored by GPS

C Vigny, A Socquet, S Peyrat, JC Ruegg, M Métois… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Large earthquakes produce crustal deformation that can be quantified by geodetic
measurements, allowing for the determination of the slip distribution on the fault. We used …

Rupture characteristics of major and great (Mw  ≥ 7.0) megathrust earthquakes from 1990 to 2015: 1. Source parameter scaling relationships

L Ye, T Lay, H Kanamori… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Source parameter scaling for major and great thrust‐faulting events on circum‐Pacific
megathrusts is examined using uniformly processed finite‐fault inversions and radiated …

Field survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile tsunami

HM Fritz, CM Petroff, PA Catalán, R Cienfuegos… - Pure and Applied …, 2011 - Springer
On 27 February 2010, a magnitude M w= 8.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile's
Maule region causing substantial damage and loss of life. Ancestral tsunami knowledge …

Limited overlap between the seismic gap and coseismic slip of the great 2010 Chile earthquake

S Lorito, F Romano, S Atzori, X Tong, A Avallone… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract The M w 8.8 mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 27 February
2010 offshore the Maule region, Chile, was not unexpected. A clearly identified seismic …

Toward understanding tectonic control on the Mw 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake

M Moreno, D Melnick, M Rosenau, J Baez… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Maule earthquake of 27th February 2010 (Mw= 8.8) affected~ 500km of the Nazca-
South America plate boundary in south-central Chile producing spectacular crustal …