Andean orogeny is considered as one of the most important events for the development of
current plant diversity in South America. We compare available phylogenetic studies and …

The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

In this classic segment, many tectonic processes, like flat-subduction, terrane accretion and
steepening of the subduction, among others, provide a robust framework for their …

The growing interest in quantification of vertical ground motion stems from the need to
understand in detail how the Earth's crust behaves, for both scientific and social reasons …

Many coasts feature sequences of Quaternary and Neogene shorelines that are shaped by
a combination of sea-level oscillations and tectonics. We compiled a global synthesis of sea …

Measurement of interseismic strain along subduction zones reveals the location of both
locked asperities, which might rupture during megathrust earthquakes, and creeping zones …

Surface movements during the largest subduction zone earthquakes commonly drown
coastlines. Yet, on geological timescales, coastlines above subduction zones uplift. Here I …

Large earthquakes are the product of elastic stress that has accumulated over decades to
centuries along segments of active faults. Assuming an elastic crust, one can roughly …

Along the San Juan de Marcona Bay of southern Peru, two spectacular sequences of
preserved marine terraces record net Quaternary uplift. Previous geomorphic analysis of …

We present analogue models simulating the subduction of a buoyant ridge oriented
perpendicularly or obliquely with respect to the trench, beneath an advancing overriding …