The geodetic signature of the earthquake cycle at subduction zones: Model constraints on the deep processes

R Govers, KP Furlong, L Van de Wiel… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent megathrust events in Tohoku (Japan), Maule (Chile), and Sumatra (Indonesia) were
well recorded. Much has been learned about the dominant physical processes in …

Transient stripping of subducting slabs controls periodic forearc uplift

A Menant, S Angiboust, T Gerya, R Lacassin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Topography in forearc regions reflects tectonic processes along the subduction interface,
from seismic cycle-related transients to long-term competition between accretion and …

Back-propagating supershear rupture in the 2016 Mw 7.1 Romanche transform fault earthquake

SP Hicks, R Okuwaki, A Steinberg, CA Rychert… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
How an earthquake rupture propagates strongly influences the potentially destructive
ground shaking. Complex ruptures often involve slip along multiple faults, which masks …

From the seismic cycle to long‐term deformation: Linking seismic coupling and Quaternary coastal geomorphology along the Andean megathrust

M Saillard, L Audin, B Rousset, JP Avouac… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Measurement of interseismic strain along subduction zones reveals the location of both
locked asperities, which might rupture during megathrust earthquakes, and creeping zones …

Slab to back-arc to arc: Fluid and melt pathways through the mantle wedge beneath the Lesser Antilles

SP Hicks, L Bie, CA Rychert, N Harmon, S Goes… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Volatiles expelled from subducted plates promote melting of the overlying warm mantle,
feeding arc volcanism. However, debates continue over the factors controlling melt …

Illuminating subduction zone rheological properties in the wake of a giant earthquake

JR Weiss, Q Qiu, S Barbot, TJ Wright, JH Foster… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Deformation associated with plate convergence at subduction zones is accommodated by a
complex system involving fault slip and viscoelastic flow. These processes have proven …

Dehydration of subducting slow-spread oceanic lithosphere in the Lesser Antilles

M Paulatto, M Laigle, A Galve, P Charvis… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Subducting slabs carry water into the mantle and are a major gateway in the global
geochemical water cycle. Fluid transport and release can be constrained with seismological …

结构控制的凹凸体对大地震孕育的重要作用

孙权, 裴顺平, 郭震, 陈永顺 - 地球与行星物理论评, 2022 - sjdz.org.cn
大地震的发生不仅与断层几何形态, 应力积累状态有关, 更和周围介质结构存在密切关系.
近年来, 随着观测手段的不断丰富和技术的不断发展, 越来越多的研究工作聚焦于大地震震源区 …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging slab-transported fluids and their deep dehydration from seismic velocity tomography in the Lesser Antilles subduction zone

L Bie, S Hicks, A Rietbrock, S Goes, J Collier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatiles play a pivotal role in subduction zone evolution, yet their pathways remain poorly
constrained. Studying the Lesser Antilles subduction zone can yield new constraints, where …

Seismic slip on an upper-plate normal fault during a large subduction megathrust rupture

SP Hicks, A Rietbrock - Nature Geoscience, 2015 - nature.com
Quantification of stress accumulation and release during subduction zone seismic cycles
requires an understanding of the distribution of fault slip during earthquakes …