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Area of Science:

  • Earthquake seismology and subduction zone dynamics.

Background:

  • Subduction zones produce Earth's largest earthquakes, but their detailed structure and influence on seismic/aseismic slip are poorly understood.
  • Geological studies suggest deformation occurs on meter-thick faults within a 100m-1km thick seismogenic interface.
  • Seismological studies often image the seismogenic interface as a wider band of seismicity, obscuring meter-scale fault activity and its role in the seismic cycle.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the seismic activity of meter-thick faults at the plate interface in subduction zones.
  • To understand how these meter-scale structures influence deformation and afterslip propagation.
  • To improve the realism of earthquake rupture and hazard models for subduction zones.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a local three-dimensional velocity model for high-resolution imaging.
  • Analyzed dense seismic observations from over 1,500 double-difference relocated earthquakes in Ecuador.
  • Mapped seismicity to reveal fault geometry and its relationship with seismic and aseismic slip.

Main Results:

  • Detected meter-thick faults exhibiting seismic activity within the subduction zone plate interface.
  • Observed earthquakes occurring on single or multiple, simultaneously active, subparallel planes.
  • Demonstrated that this geometrical complexity directly affects afterslip propagation, highlighting fault continuity's influence on slip.

Conclusions:

  • Meter-thick faults are active and play a crucial role in controlling slip behavior at the seismogenic interface.
  • The geometric complexity of faults significantly influences afterslip propagation dynamics.
  • Findings necessitate more realistic earthquake rupture and hazard models for subduction zones, incorporating detailed fault structures.