Illuminating subduction zone rheological properties in the wake of a giant earthquake

• Published in: Science advances Vol. 5; no. 12; p. eaax6720
• Main Authors: Weiss, Jonathan R, Qiu, Qiang, Barbot, Sylvain, Wright, Tim J, Foster, James H, Saunders, Alexander, Brooks, Benjamin A, Bevis, Michael, Kendrick, Eric, Ericksen, Todd L, Avery, Jonathan, Smalley, Jr, Robert, Cimbaro, Sergio R, Lenzano, Luis E, Barón, Jorge, Báez, Juan Carlos, Echalar, Arturo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Geophysics; SciAdv r-articles

Deformation associated with plate convergence at subduction zones is accommodated by a complex system involving fault slip and viscoelastic flow. These processes have proven difficult to disentangle. The 2010 8.8 Maule earthquake occurred close to the Chilean coast within a dense network of continuo...