Open AccessAdvancing Subduction Zone Science After a Big Quake
Author(s) -
Beck Susan,
Rietbrock Andreas,
Tilmann Frederik,
Barrientos Sergio,
Meltzer Anne,
Oncken Onno,
Bataille Klause,
Roecker Steven,
Vilotte JeanPierre,
Russo Raymond M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo230001
Subject(s) - subduction , quake (natural phenomenon) , seismology , geology , richter magnitude scale , intraplate earthquake , tectonics , geometry , mathematics , scaling
After a long quiet period for earthquake activity with magnitude greater than 8.5, several great subduction megathrust earthquakes occurred during the past decade: Sumatra in 2004 and 2005, Chile in 2010, and Japan in 2011. Each of these events caused loss of life and damage to critical infrastructure on an enormous scale. And, in April, a M w 8.2 earthquake occurred off the Chilean coast.