Upper mantle structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

A Khan, S Ceylan, M van Driel, D Giardini, P Lognonné… - Science, 2021 - science.org
For 2 years, the InSight lander has been recording seismic data on Mars that are vital to
constrain the structure and thermochemical state of the planet. We used observations of …

Seismotectonics and relative plate motions in the Scotia Sea region

AM Pelayo, DA Wiens - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Source parameter inversion of P and SH waveforms and amplitudes for 20 shallow
earthquakes using a singular value decomposition technique provides important constraints …

Great earthquakes and subduction along the Peru trench

SL Beck, LJ Ruff - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 1989 - Elsevier
Subduction along the Peru trench, between 9 and 15° S, involves both large interplate
underthrusting earthquakes and intraplate normal-fault earthquakes. The four largest …

The Ms= 8 tensional earthquake of 9 December 1950 of northern Chile and its relation to the seismic potential of the region

E Kausel, J Campos - Physics of the earth and planetary interiors, 1992 - Elsevier
The only known great (M s= 8) intermediate depth earthquake localized downdip of the main
thrust zone of the Chilean subduction zone occurred landward of Antofagasta on 9 …

Source process of the great 1977 Sumba earthquake

CS Lynnes, T Lay - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
In order to investigate the applicability of the asperity model to intraplate earthquakes we
have studied the rupture process of the great 1977 Sumba normal‐faulting earthquake (Mw …

The 16 August 1931 Valentine, Texas, earthquake: evidence for normal faulting in west Texas

DI Doser - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of …, 1987 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The 1931 Valentine, Texas, earthquake occurred in a region near the transition
from the Southern Basin and Range/Rio Grande rift physiographic province to the Southern …

Rupture process of the March 3, 1985 Chilean earthquake

DH Christensen, LJ Ruff - Geophysical Research Letters, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
The March 3, 1985 central Chile earthquake (Ms= 7.8) ruptured a well studied seismic gap
along the Chilean subduction zone. The epicenter of this event is located near the center of …

The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of 1946 November 10: evidence for low-angle normal faulting in the high Andes of northern Peru

DI Doser - Geophysical Journal International, 1987 - academic.oup.com
Summary The Ancash, Peru, earthquake is the largest and best documented intracontinental
normal-fault earthquake to have occurred in historically recorded time along the Andean …

Slip distribution of the 1985 Valparaíso earthquake constrained with seismic and deformation data

F Bravo, P Koch, S Riquelme… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The 2017 Valparaíso seismic sequence calls attention to the potential seismic hazard for a
megathrust earthquake in central Chile. Previous large historic earthquakes have been …

Source process of the great 1971 Solomon Islands doublet

SY Schwartz, T Lay, LJ Ruff - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 1989 - Elsevier
Large underthrusting earthquakes in the Solomon Islands tend to occur as multiplets,
separated by a few hours to several days in time and 30–100 km in space. The largest …