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

• Main Authors: Weiss, Jonathan R., Qiu, Qiang, Barbot, Sylvain, Wright, Tim J., Foster, James H., Saunders, Alexander, Brooks, Benjamin A., Bevis, Michael, Kendrick, Eric, Ericksen, Todd L., Avery, Jonathan, Smalley, Robert, Jr., Cimbaro, Sergio R., Lenzano, Luis E., Barón, Jorge, Báez, Juan Carlos, Echalar, Arturo
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Deformation; Fault Slips
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145425
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Deformation associated with plate convergence at subduction zones is accommodated by a complex system involving fault slip and viscoelastic flow. These processes have proven difficult to disentangle. The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake occurred close to the Chilean coast within a dense network of conti...