Global correlations between maximum magnitudes of subduction zone interface thrust earthquakes and physical parameters of subduction zones

• Published in: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
• Main Authors: Schellart, W. P., Rawlinson, N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Asperity; Earthquake; Moment magnitude; Rupture; Stress; Subduction; Sunda; Kamchatka; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/52ca2b72-9d78-4a3f-8076-0aef8d720035; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2013.10.001; http://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/52ca2b72-9d78-4a3f-8076-0aef8d720035; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888271075&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84888271075&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031920113001465

The maximum earthquake magnitude recorded for subduction zone plate boundaries varies considerably on Earth, with some subduction zone segments producing giant subduction zone thrust earthquakes (e.g. Chile, Alaska, Sumatra-Andaman, Japan) and others producing relatively small earthquakes (e.g. Mari...