The generation of large earthquakes

A Kato, Y Ben-Zion - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading
to large earthquake generation remain enigmatic. However, recent observations provide …

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 …

Slab2, a comprehensive subduction zone geometry model

GP Hayes, GL Moore, DE Portner, M Hearne… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Subduction zones are home to the most seismically active faults on the planet. The shallow
megathrust interfaces of subduction zones host Earth's largest earthquakes and are likely …

The July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence: Kinematics of slip and stressing in cross‐fault ruptures

WD Barnhart, GP Hayes… - Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence produced cross‐fault
ruptures from a Mw6. 4 left‐lateral foreshock and a Mw7. 1 right‐lateral mainshock. We use …

Segmentation and supercycles: A catalog of earthquake rupture patterns from the Sumatran Sunda Megathrust and other well-studied faults worldwide

B Philibosian, AJ Meltzner - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
After more than 100 years of earthquake research, earthquake forecasting, which relies on
knowledge of past fault rupture patterns, has become the foundation for societal defense …

Natural disaster preparedness in a multi-hazard environment: Characterizing the sociodemographic profile of those better (worse) prepared

NC Bronfman, PC Cisternas, PB Repetto… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The growing multi-hazard environment to which millions of people in the world are exposed
highlights the importance of making sure that populations are increasingly better prepared …

The finite, kinematic rupture properties of great-sized earthquakes since 1990

GP Hayes - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Here, I present a database of> 160 finite fault models for all earthquakes of M 7.5 and above
since 1990, created using a consistent modeling approach. The use of a common approach …

[HTML][HTML] Subduction zone megathrust earthquakes

SL Bilek, T Lay - Geosphere, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Subduction zone megathrust faults host Earth's largest earthquakes, along with multitudes of
smaller events that contribute to plate convergence. An understanding of the faulting …

Far‐field pressurization likely caused one of the largest injection induced earthquakes by reactivating a large preexisting basement fault structure

WL Yeck, M Weingarten, HM Benz… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mw 5.1 Fairview, Oklahoma, earthquake on 13 February 2016 and its
associated seismicity produced the largest moment release in the central and eastern …

Slip segmentation and slow rupture to the trench during the 2015, Mw8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake

D Melgar, W Fan, S Riquelme, J Geng… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2015 Mw8. 3 Illapel, Chile earthquake is the latest megathrust event on the
central segment of that subduction zone. It generated strong ground motions and a large (up …