The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska : a large magnitude, slip-partitioned event

• Main Authors: Eberhart-Phillips, Donna, Haeussler, Peter J., Freymueller, Jeffrey T., Frankel, Arthur D., Rubin, Charles M., Craw, Patricia, Ratchkovski, Natalia A., Carver, Gary A., Crone, Anthony J., Dawson, Timothy E., Fletcher, Hilary, Hansen, Roger, Harp, Edwin L., Harris, Ruth A., Hill, David P., Hreinsdóttir, Sigrún, Jibson, Randall W., Jones, Lucile M., Kayen, Robert, Keefer, David K., Larsen, Christopher F., Moran, Seth C., Personius, Stephen F., Plafker, George, Sherrod, Brian, Sieh, Kerry, Sitar, Nicholas, Wallace, Wesley K., Anderson, Greg
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94833; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9321
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The MW (moment magnitude) 7.9 Denali fault earthquake on 3 November 2002 was associated with 340 kilometers of surface rupture and was the largest strike-slip earthquake in North America in almost 150 years. It illuminates earthquake mechanics and hazards of large strike-slip faults. It began with t...