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  • Geophysics
  • Seismology
  • Tectonics

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  • Subduction margins are critical for understanding earthquake size and location variability, directly impacting seismic and tsunami hazard assessments.
  • The Alaska Peninsula has experienced a series of large ruptures over the past century along its extensive subduction margin.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a coseismic slip model for the 2021 M8.2 Chignik earthquake.
  • To investigate the relationship between the Chignik earthquake, previous major events in the Alaska Peninsula, and interseismic coupling.
  • To assess the seismic hazard implications of recent earthquake activity.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a coseismic slip model for the 2021 Chignik earthquake.
  • Analyzed stress changes resulting from the 2020 M7.8 Simeonof earthquake.
  • Compared recent earthquake activity with historical rupture patterns and interseismic coupling data.

Main Results:

  • The 2021 Chignik earthquake was triggered by stress changes from the 2020 Simeonof event.
  • These two earthquakes together partially filled a previously unruptured segment of the subduction margin.
  • The region appears more susceptible to M7-M8 earthquakes than M > 8.5 events due to coupling and structural variations.

Conclusions:

  • The 2020 and 2021 earthquakes may represent a segment of an 80-year-long rupture cascade.
  • Recent seismic activity suggests an advancement of seismic hazard in the Alaska Peninsula region.
  • Understanding earthquake triggering and rupture cascades is vital for accurate hazard evaluation.