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Seismic gaps in Hawaii

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 1992
Abstract We propose that two seismic gaps exist in southern Hawaii. From their dimensions and tectonic setting, we estimate that the south Kona gap may be capable of a mainshock in the magnitude range of 714 to 712, while the east Kona gap will probably not produce earthquakes larger than M=612. During historic time (1832 to the present),
Max Wyss, R. Y. Koyanagi
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Seismic Gaps and Plate Tectonics: Seismic Potential for Major Boundaries

pure and applied geophysics, 1979
The theory of plate tectonics provides a basic framework for evaluating the potential for future great earthquakes to occur along major plate boundaries. Along most of the transform and convergent plate boundaries considered in this paper, the majority of seismic slip occurs during large earthquakes, i.e., those of magnitude 7 or greater.
W. R. McCann, S. P. Nishenko, L. R. Sykes, J. Krause   +3 more
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Paleoseismological events in the “seismic gap” between the 2008 Wenchuan and the 2013 Lushan earthquakes and implications for future seismic potential

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2017
S. Dong, Zhujun Han, Y. An
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Attenuation Characteristics Using Strong Ground Motion Records for the Central Seismic Gap Himalayan Region, India

Journal of earthquake engineering, 2020
This study aims to estimate attenuation characteristics of the central Himalayan region of India concerning various strong-motion parameters such as Kappa value (κ) and site effects.
Himanshu Mittal, Babita Sharma, W. Chao, Yih‐Min Wu, Ting-li Lin, P. Chingtham   +5 more
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Coastal and settlement typologies-based tsunami modeling along the northern Sumatra seismic gap zone for disaster risk reduction action plans

, 2020
Since after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, multiple efforts have been carried out to investigate the occurrence potential of tsunami-generating earthquakes.
A. Jihad, U. Muksin, Syamsidik, A. Suppasri, M. Ramli, V. H. Banyunegoro   +5 more
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Two Kinds of Seismic Gaps

pure and applied geophysics, 1979
The same term ‘seismic gaps’ has been used for different kinds of seismic gaps, resulting in some confusion. It is shown that there are two kinds of seismic gaps which are defined by two different features of seismic activity. One is a gap in the spatial distribution of rupture zones of the largest earthquakes in a seismic belt.
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Mature Seismic Gap

Science, 2002
GEOPHYSICS The beautiful coastal ranges of Chile are seismically active, averaging a large-magnitude earthquake every 10 years. This activity is due to the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. The number of seismic instruments deployed in Chile is small, so it has been difficult to determine the seismic hazard and how much of
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Investigation and Analysis of Seismic Wave Parameters of Seismic Gap, Seismic Belt, and Foreshock

ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, 2011
Four earthquakes with magnitude around M6.0 are studied based on six seismic wave parameters, which occurred in southeastern China since 1970. These seismic parameters include rupture characteristics ( ); primary rupture directions; ambient shear stress ; temporal periodicity of waveform ; -values for P waves; and the width of Fourier spectrum .
Wenlong Liu, Yucheng Liu, Yonglin Xu, Chun Zhang, Huan Zhang, Weidong Shen, Weixing Zhong   +6 more
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SEISMIC GAPS IN SPACE AND TIME

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1983
Large, shallow earthquakes along plate boundaries account for the largest release of seismic energy worldwide. Studies of seismic gaps provide valuable insight into this process and are also the cornerstone of earthquake prediction research. Not only have the locations and sizes of earthquakes been successfully identified prior to their occurrence, but
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Geo-archaeological records of large Holocene tsunamis along the hyperarid coastal Atacama Desert in the major northern Chile seismic gap

Quaternary Science Reviews, 2019
The coastal Atacama Desert is exposed to strong earthquakes and giant tsunamis associated with the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate.
Tomás M. León, G. Vargas, Diego Salazar, J. Goff, J. Guendon, P. Andrade, G. Álvarez   +6 more
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