Back-propagating supershear rupture in the 2016 Mw 7.1 Romanche transform fault earthquake
Stephen Hicks, Ryo Okuwaki, Andreas Steinberg, Catherine A. Rychert, Nicholas Harmon, Rachel E. Abercrombie, Petros Bogiatzis, David Schlaphorst, Jiřı́ Zahradnı́k, J. M. Kendall, Yuji Yagi, Kousuke Shimizu, Henriette Sudhaus
Topics & Concepts
SeismologyTransform faultGeologySeismometerEarthquake ruptureSeafloor spreadingFault (geology)Strike-slip tectonicsSeismic gapSlip (aerodynamics)HomogeneousShear (geology)Fracture zoneElastic-rebound theoryRidgeSeismic hazardGeophysicsPetrologyThermodynamicsPaleontologyPhysicsearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials