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Are rupture zone limits of great subduction earthquakes controlled by upper plate structures? Evidence from multichannel seismic reflection data acquired across the northern Ecuador–southwest Colombia margin

2004· article· en· 156 citations· W1630345045 on OpenAlex· 10.1029/2004jb003060

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Abstract

Subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the Ecuador‐Colombia margin has produced four megathrust earthquakes during the last century. The 500‐km‐long rupture zone of the 1906 ( M w = 8.8) event was partially reactivated by three thrust events, in 1942 ( M w = 7.8), 1958 ( M w = 7.7), and 1979 ( M w = 8.2), whose rupture zones abut one another. Multichannel seismic reflection and bathymetric data acquired during the SISTEUR cruise show evidence that the margin wedge is segmented by transverse crustal faults that potentially correlate with the limits of the earthquake coseismic slip zones. The Paleogene‐Neogene Jama Quininde and Esmeraldas crustal faults define a ∼200‐km‐long margin crustal block that coincides with the 1942 earthquake rupture zone. Subduction of the buoyant Carnegie Ridge is inferred to partially lock the plate interface along central Ecuador. However, coseismic slip during the 1942 and 1906 earthquakes may have terminated against the subducted northern flank of the ridge. We report on a newly identified Manglares crustal fault that cuts transversally through the margin wedge and correlates with the limit between the 1958 and 1979 rupture zones. During the earthquake cycle the fault is associated with high‐stress concentration on the plate interface. An outer basement high, which bounds the margin seaward of the 1958 rupture zone, may act as a deformable buttress to seaward propagation of coseismic slip along a megathrust splay fault. Coseismic uplift of the basement high is interpreted as the cause for the 1958 tsunami. We propose a model of weak transverse faults which reduce coupling between adjacent margin segments, together with a splay fault and an asperity along the plate interface as controlling the seismogenic rupture of the 1958 earthquake.

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The record

Venue
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Topic
Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Field
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Canadian institutions
University of Victoria
Funders
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInstitut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
Keywords
GeologySeismologySubductionEpisodic tremor and slipThrust faultSlip (aerodynamics)BathymetryEarthquake ruptureRidgeBasementFault (geology)TectonicsPaleontology
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