Controls on tectonic accretion versus erosion in subduction zones: Implications for the origin and recycling of the continental crust

P Clift, P Vannucchi - Reviews of Geophysics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Documenting the mass flux through convergent plate margins is important to the
understanding of petrogenesis in arc settings and to the origin of the continental crust, since …

Serpentine in active subduction zones

B Reynard - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
Serpentinization is a key phenomenon for understanding the geodynamics of subduction
zones in the 10–200 km depth range. Serpentines are a major water carrier, and their …

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 …

Tectonic evolution of the Andes of Neuquén: constraints derived from the magmatic arc and foreland deformation

VA Ramos, A Folguera - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2005 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Andes of the Neuquén region (36°− 38° S latitude) of the Central Andes have
distinctive characteristics that result from the alternation of periods of generalized extension …

Three‐dimensional density model of the Nazca plate and the Andean continental margin

A Tassara, HJ Götze, S Schmidt… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We forward modeled the Bouguer anomaly in a region encompassing the Pacific Ocean
(85° W) and the Andean margin (60° W) between northern Peru (5° S) and Patagonia (45° …

Segmentation of megathrust rupture zones from fore‐arc deformation patterns over hundreds to millions of years, Arauco peninsula, Chile

D Melnick, B Bookhagen, MR Strecker… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This work explores the control of fore‐arc structure on segmentation of megathrust
earthquake ruptures using coastal geomorphic markers. The Arauco‐Nahuelbuta region at …

Impact of megathrust geometry on inversion of coseismic slip from geodetic data: Application to the 1960 Chile earthquake

MS Moreno, J Bolte, J Klotz… - Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the role of megathrust geometry on slip estimation using the 1960 Chile
earthquake (MW= 9.5) as an example. A variable slip distribution for this earthquake has …

Interseismic coupling, segmentation and mechanical behavior of the central Chile subduction zone

M Métois, A Socquet, C Vigny - Journal of Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements carried out in Chile over the last two
decades showed that an entire portion of the Nazca‐South America subduction zone (38° …

Recurrence time and size of Chilean earthquakes influenced by geological structure

J Julve, S Barbot, M Moreno, A Tassara, R Araya… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In 1960, the giant Valdivia earthquake (moment magnitude, M w, 9.5), the largest
earthquake ever recorded, struck the Chilean subduction zone, rupturing the entire depth of …