The active deformation of the southwestern United States (30°–41° N) is represented by a
finite number of rotating, elastic‐plastic spherical caps. GPS‐derived horizontal velocities …

Restraining-and releasing bends with similar morphology and structure have been
described by many previous studies of strike-slip faults in a variety of active and ancient …

We present a new surface velocity field for Baja California using GPS data to test the rigidity
of this microplate, calculate its motion in a global reference frame, determine its relative …

New seismic and geodetic data from Costa Rica provide insight into seismogenic zone
processes in Central America, where the Cocos and Caribbean plates converge. Seismic …

The knowledge of the crustal strain rate tensor provides a description of geodynamic
processes such as fault strain accumulation, which is an important parameter for seismic …

GPS observations in south Iceland between 1994 and 2003 are compared with two‐
dimensional elastic half‐space and viscoelastic coupling models for two parallel rift zones …

Previous inversions for slip rate along the San Andreas Fault System (SAFS), based on
elastic half‐space models, show a discrepancy between the geologic and geodetic slip rates …

Characterizing surface deformation throughout a full earthquake cycle is a challenge due to
the lack of high‐resolution geodetic observations of duration comparable to that of …

Earthquakes deliver in few seconds the elastic energy accumulated in hundreds of years.
Where and when will be the next earthquake remains a difficult task due to the chaotic …

We present an analytic solution for the deformation near an infinite strike‐slip fault in an
elastic layer overlying a linear viscoelastic half‐space. The theory is valid for any linear …