The Nazca-South American convergence rate and the recurrence of the great 1960 Chilean earthquake

• Main Authors: Stein, S., Engeln, J. F., Demets, C., Gordon, R. G., Woods, D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1986
• Subjects: 46; Chile Trench; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870026454

The seismic slip rate along the Chile Trench estimated from the slip in the great 1960 earthquake and the recurrence history of major earthquakes has been interpreted as consistent with the subduction rate of the Nazca plate beneath South America. The convergence rate, estimated from global relative...