Mechanisms and implications of deep earthquakes
Z Zhan - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Deep earthquakes behave like shallow earthquakes but must have fundamentally different
physical processes. Their rupture behaviors, magnitude-frequency statistics, and aftershocks …
physical processes. Their rupture behaviors, magnitude-frequency statistics, and aftershocks …
Venus interior structure and dynamics
No two rocky bodies offer a better laboratory for exploring the conditions controlling interior
dynamics than Venus and Earth. Their similarities in size, density, distance from the sun, and …
dynamics than Venus and Earth. Their similarities in size, density, distance from the sun, and …
The Hindu Kush slab break-off as revealed by deep structure and crustal deformation
Break-off of part of the down-going plate during continental collision occurs due to tensile
stresses built-up between the deep and shallow slab, for which buoyancy is increased …
stresses built-up between the deep and shallow slab, for which buoyancy is increased …
Months-long thousand-kilometre-scale wobbling before great subduction earthquakes
Megathrust earthquakes are responsible for some of the most devastating natural disasters.
To better understand the physical mechanisms of earthquake generation, subduction zones …
To better understand the physical mechanisms of earthquake generation, subduction zones …
Subduction earthquake cycles controlled by episodic fluid pressure cycling
L Dal Zilio, T Gerya - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
In subduction zones, fluids are often invoked to explain slip processes on the megathrust,
from great earthquakes to slow-slip events and tectonic tremors. However, it is unclear how …
from great earthquakes to slow-slip events and tectonic tremors. However, it is unclear how …
Laboratory earthquakes triggered during eclogitization of lawsonite-bearing blueschist
The origin of intermediate-depth seismicity has been debated for decades. A substantial
fraction of these events occurs within the upper plane of Wadati–Benioff double seismic …
fraction of these events occurs within the upper plane of Wadati–Benioff double seismic …
The importance of grain size to mantle dynamics and seismological observations
Grain size plays a key role in controlling the mechanical properties of the Earth's mantle,
affecting both long‐time‐scale flow patterns and anelasticity on the time scales of seismic …
affecting both long‐time‐scale flow patterns and anelasticity on the time scales of seismic …
Zooming into the Hindu Kush slab break-off: A rare glimpse on the terminal stage of subduction
The terminal stage of subduction sets in when the continental margin arrives at the trench
and the opposite forces of the sinking slab and buoyant continent extend and ultimately …
and the opposite forces of the sinking slab and buoyant continent extend and ultimately …
Fossil intermediate-depth earthquakes in subducting slabs linked to differential stress release
The cause of intermediate-depth (50–300 km) seismicity in subduction zones is uncertain. It
is typically attributed either to rock embrittlement associated with fluid pressurization, or to …
is typically attributed either to rock embrittlement associated with fluid pressurization, or to …
Earthquake rupture below the brittle-ductile transition in continental lithospheric mantle
Earthquakes deep in the continental lithosphere are rare and hard to interpret in our current
understanding of temperature control on brittle failure. The recent lithospheric mantle …
understanding of temperature control on brittle failure. The recent lithospheric mantle …