Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3514305r&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 14, CiteID L14305
Physics
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Tectonophysics: Continental Tectonics: Strike-Slip And Transform, Tectonophysics: Dynamics And Mechanics Of Faulting (8004), Geodesy And Gravity: Tectonic Deformation (6924)
Scientific paper
We use GPS data to measure the aseismic slip along the central San Andreas fault (CSAF) and the deformation across adjacent faults. Comparison of EDM and GPS data sets implies that, except for small-scale transients, the fault motion has been steady over the last 40 years. We add 42 new GPS velocities along the CSAF to constrain the regional strain distribution. Shear strain rates are less than 0.083 +/- 0.010 μstrain/yr adjacent to the creeping SAF, with 1-4.5 mm/yr of contraction across the Coast Ranges. Dislocation modeling of the data gives a deep, long-term slip rate of 31-35 mm/yr and a shallow (0-12 km) creep rate of 28 mm/yr along the central portion of the CSAF, consistent with surface creep measurements. The lower shallow slip rate may be due to the effect of partial locking along the CSAF or reflect reduced creep rates late in the earthquake cycle of the adjoining SAF rupture zones.
Agnew Duncan C.
Bürgmann Roland
d'Alessio M. A.
Demets Charles
Johanson I. A.
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