Downgoing plate topography stopped rupture in the A.D. 2005 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquakes in subduction zones rupture the plate boundary fault in discrete segments. One factor that may control this segmentation is topography on the downgoing plate, although it is controversial whether this is by weakening or strengthening of the fault. We use multichannel seismic and gravity...
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| Language: | English |
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2016-01.
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