A new view for the geodynamics of Ecuador: Implication in seismogenic source definition and seismic hazard assessment

H Yepes, L Audin, A Alvarado, C Beauval, J Aguilar… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A new view of Ecuador's complex geodynamics has been developed in the course of
modeling seismic source zones for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. This study focuses …

Active tectonics in Quito, Ecuador, assessed by geomorphological studies, GPS data, and crustal seismicity

A Alvarado, L Audin, JM Nocquet, S Lagreulet… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Quito Fault System (QFS) extends over 60 km along the Interandean
Depression in northern Ecuador. Multidisciplinary studies support an interpretation in which …

Seismic hazard assessment in continental Ecuador

H Parra, MB Benito, JM Gaspar-Escribano - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2016 - Springer
A seismic hazard assessment study of continental Ecuador is presented in this paper. The
study begins with a revision of the available information on seismic events and the …

Paleoseismology and tectonic geomorphology of the Pallatanga fault (Central Ecuador), a major structure of the South-American crust

S Baize, L Audin, T Winter, A Alvarado, LP Moreno… - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
The Pallatanga fault (PF) is a prominent NNE-SSW strike–slip fault crossing Central
Ecuador. This structure is suspected to have hosted large earthquakes, including the 1797 …

3D local earthquake tomography of the Ecuadorian margin in the source area of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales earthquake

S León‐Ríos, L Bie, H Agurto‐Detzel… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Based on manually analyzed waveforms recorded by the permanent Ecuadorian network
and our large aftershock deployment installed after the Pedernales earthquake, we derive …

Subduction of seafloor asperities revealed by a detailed stratigraphic analysis of the active margin shelf sediments of Central Ecuador

JN Proust, C Martillo, F Michaud, JY Collot, O Dauteuil - Marine Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
The uplift of the coastal cordillera of central Ecuador is a likely consequence of the
subduction of the Carnegie Ridge, a 400-km-long and 2-km-high topographic asperity. This …

Gravity and magnetic anomalies of ecuadorian margin: Implications in the deep structure of the subduction of Nazca Plate and Andes Cordillera

J Tamay, J Galindo-Zaldívar, YM Martos… - Journal of South American …, 2018 - Elsevier
To improve our knowledge of the deep structure of the Ecuadorian continental margin we
combined satellite gravity and magnetic anomalies with the gravity field data obtained in …

Crustal motion and deformation in Ecuador from cGNSS time series

A Staller, JA Álvarez-Gómez, MP Luna… - Journal of South …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present the first velocity field from cGNSS (continuous GNSS) stations in
the Continuous Monitoring GNSS Network (REGME) in Ecuador. We have analyzed data …

Temporal and spatial variations of CO2 diffuse volcanic degassing on Cuicocha Caldera Lake–Ecuador

D Sierra, S Hidalgo, M Almeida, N Vigide… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cuicocha Caldera is the youngest eruptive center of Cotacachi-Cuicocha Volcanic Complex,
located at the north of Ecuador. The caldera contains a lake of 3.95 km 2 surface, and a …

Visión general de la morfología submarina del margen convergente de Ecuador-Sur de Colombia: implicaciones sobre la transferencia de masa y la edad de la …

JY Collot, F Michaud, A Alvarado… - Geologia y geofisica …, 2009 - documentation.ird.fr
Una compilación de datos de batimetría multihaz disponibles a lo largo de la zona de
subducción Ecuador-Sur de Colombia permiten describir en detalle las características …