Slip rate deficit and earthquake potential on shallow megathrusts

• Main Authors: Lindsey, Eric Ostrom, Mallick, Rishav, Hubbard, Judith, Bradley, Kyle, Almeida, Rafael V., Moore, James Daniel Paul, Bürgmann, Roland, Hill, Emma M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes; Earthquakes; Geodesy; Megathrust; Subduction; Sumatra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157059
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most destructive tsunamis are caused by seismic slip on the shallow part of offshore megathrusts. The likelihood of this behaviour is partly determined by the interseismic slip rate deficit, which is often assumed to be low based on frictional studies of shallow fault material. Here we present a new...