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 …

The Chilean GNSS network: Current status and progress toward early warning applications

JC Báez, F Leyton, C Troncoso… - Seismological …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Chile is one of the world's most seismically active regions and is therefore extensively
studied by the earthquake sciences. The great length of the country hosts a variety of …

Deep transient slow slip detected by survey GPS in the region of Atacama, Chile

E Klein, Z Duputel, D Zigone, C Vigny… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We detected a long‐term transient deformation signal between 2014 and 2016 in the
Atacama region (Chile) using survey Global Positioning System (GPS) observations. Over …

Double pincer movement: Encircling rupture splitting during the 2015 Mw 8.3 Illapel earthquake

L Meng, H Bao, H Huang, A Zhang, A Bloore… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2015 moment magnitude (Mw) 8.3 Illapel earthquake, that ruptured the central
section of the Chilean subduction zone, is among the largest megathrust events in recent …

Neotectonic controls and stream piracy on the evolution of a river catchment: a case study in the Agua de la Peña River basin, Western Pampean Ranges, Argentina

LP Perucca, K Espejo, MY Esper Angillieri… - Journal of Iberian …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The La Peña River basin is located to the northeast of the province of San
Juan, and crosses from east to west, the entire northern portion of the sierra de Valle Fértil …

Bridging the gap between North and Central Chile: insight from new GPS data on coupling complexities and the Andean sliver motion

E Klein, M Metois, G Meneses, C Vigny… - Geophysical Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
GPS surveys have been extensively used over the past 20 yr to quantify crustal deformation
associated with the Andean subduction zone in Chile. Such measurements revealed the …

[HTML][HTML] Actividad tectónica cuaternaria del Sistema de Falla Maradona, Precordillera Central, Argentina

G Lara, L Perucca, M Rothis, A Pantano, M Sáez - Andean geology, 2018 - SciELO Chile
En el piedemonte oriental del cordón de Las Osamentas, ubicado en la Precordillera
Central de Argentina, se han identificado cabalgamientos paralelos con vergencia al este y …

Deformación andina en el extremo norte de la sierra de Valle Fértil: un estudio integrado basado en termocronología y geofísica

GF Ortiz - 2018 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
En este trabajo de tesis doctoral se utilizan datos geológicos y geofísicos para caracterizar y
determinar cuantitativamente la deformación acaecida en la sierra de Valle Fértil durante la …

Slip-tendency analysis as a tool to constrain the mechanical properties of anisotropic rocks

A Traforti, M Massironi, A Bistacchi, D Zampieri… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical strength of foliated rocks is typically anisotropic because it varies with the
orientation of the foliation relative to the applied principal stresses and commonly depends …

[HTML][HTML] Quaternary tectonic activity of Maradona fault system, central Precordillera, Argentina

GL Ferrero, L Perucca, M Rothis… - Andean …, 2018 - andeangeology.equipu.cl
En el piedemonte oriental del cordón de Las Osamentas, ubicado en la Precordillera
Central de Argentina, se han identificado cabalgamientos paralelos con vergencia al este y …