Constraints on fault and crustal strength of the Main Ethiopian Rift from formal inversion of earthquake focal mechanism data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.03.010
Abstract: Abstract We evaluate the frictional strength of seismogenic faults in the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) by inverting the available, well-constrained earthquake focal mechanisms. The regional stress field is given by − 119.6°/77.2°, 6.2°/7.6°, and 97.5°/10.2°… read more here.
Keywords: strength; earthquake focal; focal mechanism; main ethiopian ... See more keywords
Tectonic stress orientations and magnitudes, and friction of faults, deduced from earthquake focal mechanism inversions over the Korean Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggy061
Abstract: S U M M A R Y We characterize the present-day stress state in and around the Korean Peninsula using formal inversions of earthquake focal mechanisms. Two different methods are used to select preferred fault… read more here.
Keywords: peninsula; friction faults; earthquake focal; stress ... See more keywords