Subduction initiation from the earliest stages to self-sustained subduction: Insights from the analysis of 70 Cenozoic sites

S Lallemand, D Arcay - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

Segmentation and supercycles: A catalog of earthquake rupture patterns from the Sumatran Sunda Megathrust and other well-studied faults worldwide

B Philibosian, AJ Meltzner - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
After more than 100 years of earthquake research, earthquake forecasting, which relies on
knowledge of past fault rupture patterns, has become the foundation for societal defense …

[BOOK][B] The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting

CH Scholz - 2019 - books.google.com
This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

Partial rupture of a locked patch of the Sumatra megathrust during the 2007 earthquake sequence

AO Konca, JP Avouac, A Sladen, AJ Meltzner, K Sieh… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract The great Sumatra–Andaman earthquake and tsunami of 2004 was a dramatic
reminder of the importance of understanding the seismic and tsunami hazards of subduction …

Coral mortality and disturbances to coral reefs in the tropical eastern Pacific

PW Glynn - Elsevier oceanography series, 1990 - Elsevier
Widespread bleaching and mortality of reef-building corals occurred in the tropical eastern
Pacific region during the severe and prolonged El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event …

Deformation and slip along the Sunda megathrust in the great 2005 Nias-Simeulue earthquake

RW Briggs, K Sieh, AJ Meltzner, D Natawidjaja… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Seismic rupture produced spectacular tectonic deformation above a 400-kilometer strip of
the Sunda megathrust, offshore northern Sumatra, in March 2005. Measurements from coral …

Coral reefs and sea-level change

CD Woodroffe, JM Webster - Marine Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Coral reefs provide significant evidence for former sea-level positions because of their
geological preservation and suitability for dating. Interpretation of this evidence presumes an …

Source parameters of the great Sumatran megathrust earthquakes of 1797 and 1833 inferred from coral microatolls

DH Natawidjaja, K Sieh, M Chlieh… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Large uplifts and tilts occurred on the Sumatran outer arc islands between 0.5° and 3.3° S
during great historical earthquakes in 1797 and 1833, as judged from relative sea level …

Segmentation of megathrust rupture zones from fore‐arc deformation patterns over hundreds to millions of years, Arauco peninsula, Chile

D Melnick, B Bookhagen, MR Strecker… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This work explores the control of fore‐arc structure on segmentation of megathrust
earthquake ruptures using coastal geomorphic markers. The Arauco‐Nahuelbuta region at …

[HTML][HTML] Geological evidence for past large earthquakes and tsunamis along the Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand

K Clark, J Howarth, N Litchfield, U Cochran, J Turnbull… - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, has not produced large
subduction earthquakes within the short written historic period (~ 180 years) and the …