It has been known for a long time that slip accompanying earthquakes accounts for only a
fraction of plate tectonic displacements. However, only recently has a fuller spectrum of …

Among the wide range of thermal, petrologic, hydrological, and structural factors that
potentially affect subduction earthquakes, the roughness of the subducting seafloor is …

Subduction thrust faults generate earthquakes over a limited depth range. They are aseismic
in their seaward updip portions and landward downdip of a critical point. The seaward …

Central America encompasses an intricate mosaic of dynamic landscapes shaped by a wide
range of Earth surface processes. Few other regions worldwide exhibit a comparable …

The nature of seismic coupling for many of the world's subduction zones has been
reevaluated. Geodetic estimates of seismic coupling obtained from GPS measurements of …

The Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, has not experienced any significant (> Mw
7.2) subduction interface earthquakes since historical records began∼ 170 years ago …

By regressing simple, independent variables that describe climate and tectonic processes
against measures of topography and relief of 69 mountain ranges worldwide, we quantify …

Based on global earthquake catalogs, the hypocenters, nodal planes, and seismic moments
of worldwide subduction plate interface earthquakes were extracted for the period between …

We present the first regional surface velocity field for Central America, showing crustal
response to interaction of the Cocos and Caribbean plates. Elastic half‐space models for …

Abstract The Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica is one of the few places on Earth where the
seismically active plate interface of a subduction zone is directly overlaid by land rather than …