Seismicity and geometry of the south Chilean subduction zone (41.5°S-43.5°S): Implications for controlling parameters

Details Seismicity and geometry of the south Chilean subduction zone (41.5°S-43.5°S): Implications for controlling parameters Seismicity and geometry of the south Chilean subduction zone (41.5°S-43.5°S): Implications for controlling parameters

Mar 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3406311l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 6, CiteID L06311

Physics

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Seismology: Seismicity And Tectonics (1207, 1217, 1240, 1242), Seismology: Subduction Zones (1207, 1219, 1240), Tectonophysics: Continental Margins: Convergent

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In 2005 an amphibious seismic network was deployed on the Chilean forearc between 41.75°S and 43.25°S. 364 local events were observed in a 11-month period. A subset of the P and S arrival times were inverted for hypocentral coordinates, 1-D velocity structure and station delays. Main seismic activity occurred predominantly in a belt parallel to the coast of Chiloé Island in a depth range of 12-30 km presumably related to the plate interface. The 30° inclination of the shallow part of the Wadati-Benioff zone is similar to observations further north indicating that oceanic plate age is not controlling the subduction angle of the shallower part for the Chilean subduction zone. The down-dip termination of abundant intermediate depth seismicity at approximately 70 km depth seems to be related to the young age (and high temperature) of the oceanic plate. Crustal seismicity is associated with the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone and active volcanoes.

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