Progressive back-warping of a rider block atop an actively exhuming, continental low-angle normal fault
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2019.103906
Abstract: Abstract Can continental low-angle normal faults (LANFs) initiate and remain active at shallow ( Although the Mai'iu fault is still active in the west, to the east it dips 15–22° at the surface, and has… read more here.
Keywords: low angle; fault; mai fault; continental low ... See more keywords
Mechanical Implications of Creep and Partial Coupling on the World's Fastest Slipping Low‐Angle Normal Fault in Southeastern Papua New Guinea
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DOI: 10.1029/2020jb020117
Abstract: We use densely spaced campaign GPS observations and laboratory friction experiments on fault rocks from one of the world’s most rapidly slipping low-angle normal faults, the Mai’iu faul... read more here.
Keywords: low angle; fault; slipping low; world ... See more keywords
Earthquakes and tsunamis caused by low-angle normal faulting in the Banda Sea, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0545-x
Abstract: As the world’s largest archipelagic country in Earth’s most active tectonic region, Indonesia faces a substantial earthquake and tsunami threat. Understanding this threat is a challenge because of the complex tectonic environment, the paucity of… read more here.
Keywords: low angle; banda sea; earthquakes tsunamis; banda ... See more keywords