DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061408
论文题名: Observation of the spread of slow deformation in Greece following the breakup of the slab
作者: Durand V. ; Bouchon M. ; Floyd M.A. ; Theodulidis N. ; Marsan D. ; Karabulut H. ; Schmittbuhl J.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-9692
EISSN: 1944-9423
出版年: 2014
卷: 41, 期: 20 起始页码: 7129
结束页码: 7134
语种: 英语
英文关键词: earthquake interactions
; geodynamics
; subduction rollback
Scopus关键词: Deformation
; Earthquakes
; Crustal deformations
; Eurasian plates
; Geophysical observations
; Large earthquakes
; North Anatolian Fault
; Plate stretching
; Slow deformation
; Subduction rollback
; Geodynamics
; continental margin
; deformation
; earthquake trigger
; geodynamics
; observational method
; slab
; subduction zone
; Africa
; Greece
英文摘要: Over the past two decades, geophysical observations have shown that earthquakes can trigger other earthquakes, raising the possibility that earthquake interaction plays an important role in the earth's deformation. We analyze here a "storm" of earthquakes in Greece and show that their interaction provides remarkable insight into the mechanics of one of the fastest deforming continental region in the world. A rupture of the African slab initiates a cascade of large earthquakes and a long episode of slow slip marking the downward plunge of the slab, the concomitant rollback of the subduction, and the subsequent detachment of southern Greece from the Eurasian plate. Intense crustal deformation, indicative of the resulting plate stretching, follows. This slow deformation which spreads in a few months over more than 500-km lasts ∼3-years and triggers earthquakes. The observations also show that the retreat of the African subduction is the motor of the Aegean deformation. Key Points A slow spread of deformation is initiated by one earthquake and triggers othersThe African subduction and the North Anatolian Fault are mechanically coupledSlow deformation spreads to far distances and lasts for several years ©2014. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911445783&doi=10.1002%2f2014GL061408&partnerID=40&md5=83705d011adfb267fe756681f4faf2ba
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/6956
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作者单位: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, ISTerre, Grenoble, France
Recommended Citation:
Durand V.,Bouchon M.,Floyd M.A.,et al. Observation of the spread of slow deformation in Greece following the breakup of the slab[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2014-01-01,41(20).