The Mendocino triple junction—the intersection of the Pacific, North American, and Gorda
plates—activates a collection of disparate faults that reconcile Cascadia subduction with …

The top of the subducting plate is a thick, complex zone where the heterogeneous structure
likely controls earthquake rupture processes. Imaging this heterogeneous channel typically …

Complex seismic velocity structure near the earthquake source can affect rupture dynamics
and strongly modify the seismic waveforms recorded near the fault. Fault‐zone waves are …

Evidence for Low Effective Stress Within the Crust of the Subducted Gorda Plate from the 2022
December Mw 6.4 Ferndale Earthquak Page 1 Evidence for Low Effective Stress Within the Crust …

We use a newly developed 2-D elastic reverse time migration (RTM) imaging algorithm
based on the Helmholtz decomposition to test approaches for imaging the descending slab …

Surface traces of earthquake faults are complex and segmented on multiple scales. At
seismogenic depth the detailed geometry of faults and earthquake rupture is mainly …

The Cascadia subduction megathrust off the Pacific Northwest follows an “end member”
seismogenic behavior, producing large (up to moment magnitude 9) but infrequent (every …

The area near the Cape Mendocino earthquake of 1992, magnitude 6.9, was the site of
many moderate to large shocks during the previous decades. It and the Honeydew event of …

In this dissertation, I explore seismic phenomena across the Western Pacific subduction
zones, employing computational techniques to analyze and interpret complex geophysical …

ABSTRACT The Mendocino Triple Junction (MTJ), one of the most tectonically active and
complex regions of California, has damaging earthquakes on the San Andreas and …