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The Complexity of the 2018 M w 6.4 Hualien Earthquake in East Taiwan
Author(s) -
Huang MongHan,
Huang HsinHua
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2018gl080821
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , slip (aerodynamics) , geodetic datum , submarine pipeline , fault (geology) , geodesy , geotechnical engineering , physics , thermodynamics
We use seismic and geodetic measurements to optimize the fault geometry as well as coseismic slip distribution from the 2018 M w 6.4 Hualien earthquake. We find that at least three faults were involved in the earthquake. The earthquake initiated from a south‐dipping fault in offshore Hualien, and slip transferred into the main west‐dipping oblique fault. The slip finally triggered movement of the east‐dipping Milun fault at shallower depth and caused surface rupture. Although there is no offshore data constraints, our inverted slip distribution shows that the majority of slip occurred between 5‐ and 10‐km depth on the main west‐dipping fault, and 1‐ to 3‐m slip on the shallower part of the Milun fault. Additionally, we process 5 months of postseismic deformation time series and find more than 5‐cm postseismic displacement occurred along the Milun fault but is insignificant near the Coastal Range located south of the Hualien City.