Overview
- Provides unique insights into subduction-zone earthquakes from geology, rock mechanics, and numerical simulations
- Contains a rich analysis of the mechanics of the seismic cycle at subduction zones
- Contains complementary studies on the various periods of the seismic cycle, including creep, slow and fast earthquakes, and postseismic deformation
- Gathers new insights into megathrust earthquakes from a combination of observation and numerical simulations
- Provides new analysis of deformation before, during, and after giant earthquakes
Part of the book series: Pageoph Topical Volumes (PTV)
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Keywords
- Earthquake
- Tectonics
- Numerical simulations
- Seismic hazards
- Geodesy
- Tohoku-Oki Eearthquake
- Maule Earthquake
- Gorkha Earthquake
- Cascadia Megathrust
- Ventura Thrust System
- Subduction Zones
- Nanakai Trough
About this book
This topical volume on the physics of megathrust earthquakes investigates many aspects of the earthquake phenomenon, from the geodynamic setting of subduction zones, to interseismic and postseismic deformation, slow-slip events, dynamic rupture, and tsunami generation.
Previously published in Pure and Applied Geophysics, Volume 176, Issue 9, 2019
The chapters “Interseismic Coupling and Slow Slip Events on the Cascadia Megathrust”, “Effect of Slip-Weakening Distance on Seismic–Aseismic Slip Patterns”, “Physics-Based Scenario of Earthquake Cycles on the Ventura Thrust System, California: The Effect of Variable Friction and Fault Geometry”, and “A Secondary Zone of Uplift Due to Megathrust Earthquakes” are available as open access articles under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Sylvain Barbot
About the editor
Sylvain Barbot is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, where he conducts research on lithosphere dynamics and the seismic cycle. His current research interests include the micromechanics of friction, the rheology of plastic flow, and crustal deformation. He uses numerical simulations to explain geodetic observations, seismological data, and laboratory measurements. His long-term goal is to understand the mechanics of rock deformation at various time and length scales to explain the earthquake phenomenon.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physics of Megathrust Earthquakes
Editors: Sylvain Barbot
Series Title: Pageoph Topical Volumes
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43571-4Published: 24 April 2020
Series ISSN: 2504-3625
Series E-ISSN: 2504-3633
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 256
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 115 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: PB spin-off book from the journal Pure and Applied Geophysics, Volume 176, Issue 9, 2019