Earth observation for crustal tectonics and earthquake hazards

JR Elliott, M de Michele, HK Gupta - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, we illustrate some of the current methods for the exploitation of data from Earth
Observing satellites to measure and understand earthquakes and shallow crustal tectonics …

Three‐Dimensional Surface Deformation in the 2016 MW 7.8 Kaikōura, New Zealand, Earthquake From Optical Image Correlation: Implications for Strain Localization …

R Zinke, J Hollingsworth, JF Dolan… - Geochemistry …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We generated dense, high‐resolution 3‐D ground displacement maps for the 2016 MW 7.8
Kaikōura, New Zealand earthquake—the most geometrically and kinematically complex …

The 2016 M7 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake slip field derived from a joint inversion of differential lidar topography, optical correlation, and InSAR surface …

C Scott, J Champenois, Y Klinger… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Observations of surface deformation within 1–2 km of a surface rupture contain invaluable
information about the coseismic behavior of the shallow crust. We investigate the oblique …

Origin of the shallow slip deficit on a strike slip fault: Influence of elastic structure, topography, data coverage, and noise

M Marchandon, J Hollingsworth, M Radiguet - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous fault slip models for several large strike-slip earthquakes indicate a reduction of
slip along the uppermost part of the fault (Shallow Slip Deficit, SSD). In this paper, we …

Source parameters and slip distribution of the 2018 Mw 7.5 Palu, Indonesia earthquake estimated from space-based geodesy

L He, G Feng, Z Li, Z Feng, H Gao, X Wu - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2018 M w 7.5 Palu earthquake is one of the most geometrically complex events
ever recorded on Central Sulawesi Island. It caused devastating tsunamis and landslides …

Seismological indicators of geologically inferred fault maturity

H Guo, T Lay, EE Brodsky - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Variations in fault zone maturity have intermittently been invoked to explain variations in
some seismological observations for large earthquakes. However, the lack of a unified …

Present stress map and deformation distribution in the NE Lut block, Eastern Iran: Insights from seismic and geodetic strain and moment rates

A Rashidi, H Kianimehr, F Yamini-Fard, M Tatar… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Geodetic and seismological data are crucial for examining the kinematics and active
tectonics in structural zones. The current tectonic stress field can be inferred from the focal …

Geodetic source models of the 2016–2022 Menyuan Earthquake sequence (Northeastern Tibet) inferred from InSAR and optical observations

L He, G Feng, Y Wang, Z Xiong… - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY We study the 2016 January 21 (5.9) and 2022 January 8 (6.7) earthquake
sequence that struck the Menyuan region in northwest China's Qinghai province. These two …

Accounting for uncertain fault geometry in earthquake source inversions – II: application to the Mw 6.2 Amatrice earthquake, central Italy

T Ragon, A Sladen, M Simons - Geophysical Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Our understanding of earthquake sources is limited by the availability and the quality of
observations and the fidelity of our physical models. Uncertainties in our physical models …

Fault geometry and slip distribution of the 2013 Mw 7.7 Balochistan earthquake from inversions of SAR and optical data

B Lauer, R Grandin, Y Klinger - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2013 Mw 7.7 Balochistan earthquake ruptured the Hoshab fault (Pakistan) over
200 km. It was dominated by left‐lateral slip, with a secondary reverse component. By …