An introductory review of the thermal structure of subduction zones: I—motivation and selected examples

PE van Keken, CR Wilson - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
The thermal structure of subduction zones is fundamental to our understanding of physical
and chemical processes that occur at active convergent plate margins. These include …

[HTML][HTML] The Northern Chile forearc constrained by 15 years of permanent seismic monitoring

C Sippl, B Schurr, J Münchmeyer, S Barrientos… - Journal of South …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review article, we compile seismological observations from the different constituent
parts of the Northern Chile forearc: the downgoing Nazca Plate, the plate interface, the …

Earthquake swarms along the Chilean subduction zone, 2003–2020

D Marsan, T Reverso, A Socquet - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We search for earthquake swarms along the Chilean subduction, from− 18° to− 39° of
latitude, 2003–2020 by develo** an objective, model-based method that detects potential …

The role of the antigorite+ brucite to olivine reaction in subducted serpentinites (Zermatt, Switzerland)

ED Kempf, J Hermann, E Reusser… - Swiss Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Metamorphic olivine formed by the reaction of antigorite+ brucite is widespread in
serpentinites that crop out in glacier-polished outcrops at the Unterer Theodulglacier …

Global constraints on intermediate‐depth intraslab stresses from slab geometries and mechanisms of double seismic zone earthquakes

C Sippl, A Dielforder, T John… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Double seismic zones (DSZs), parallel planes of intermediate‐depth earthquakes inside
oceanic slabs, have been observed in a number of subduction zones and may be a …

Structural characterization of the Taltal segment in northern Chile between 22° S and 26° S using local earthquake tomography

S Leon‐Rios, V Reyes‐Wagner… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recordings of earthquakes by a temporary deployment of 84 short period seismometers in
northern Chile were used to derive regional 3D seismic velocity models for the Taltal …

A comprehensive stress drop map from trench to depth in the northern Chilean subduction zone

J Folesky, CN Pennington… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We compute stress drops for earthquakes in Northern Chile recorded between 2007 and
2021. By applying two analysis techniques,(a) the spectral ratio (SR) method and (b) the …

Northern Chile intermediate-depth earthquakes controlled by plate hydration

L Cabrera, S Ruiz, P Poli… - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the variations of the seismic source properties and aftershock activity using
kinematic inversions and template-matching for six large magnitude intermediate-depth …

Probing the northern Chile megathrust with seismicity: The 2014 M8. 1 Iquique earthquake sequence

H Soto, C Sippl, B Schurr, J Kummerow… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We used data from> 100 permanent and temporary seismic stations to investigate seismicity
patterns related to the 1 April 2014 M8. 1 Iquique earthquake in northern Chile. Applying a …

Different earthquake nucleation conditions revealed by stress drop and b-value map** in the northern Chilean subduction zone

J Folesky - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Stress drop is an earthquake property indicative for the characteristic relation of slip to fault
dimension. It is furthermore affected by fault strength, fault topography, the presence of …