Geodetic observations of interseismic strain segmentation at the Sumatra Subduction Zone

Deformation above the Sumatra subduction zone, revealed by Global Positioning System (GPS) geodetic surveys, shows nearly complete coupling of the forearc to the subducting plate south of 0.5°S and half as much to the north. The abrupt change in plate coupling coincides with the boundary between the...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 1997-11, Vol.24 (21), p.2601-2604
Main Authors: Prawirodirdjo, L., Bocl, Y., McCaffrey, R., Genrich, J., Calais, E., Stevens, C., Puntodewo, S. S. O., Subarya, C., Rais, J., Zwick, P., Fauzi, R. McCaffrey
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Language:English
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Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Internal geophysics
Solid-earth geophysics, tectonophysics, gravimetry
Tectonics. Structural geology. Plate tectonics
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Summary:Deformation above the Sumatra subduction zone, revealed by Global Positioning System (GPS) geodetic surveys, shows nearly complete coupling of the forearc to the subducting plate south of 0.5°S and half as much to the north. The abrupt change in plate coupling coincides with the boundary between the rupture zones of the 1833 and 1861 (Mw>8) thrust earthquakes. The rupture boundary appears as an abrupt change in strain accumulation well into the interseismic cycle, suggesting that seismic segmentation is controlled by properties of the plate interface that persist through more than one earthquake cycle. Structural evidence indicates that differences in basal shear stress may be related to elevated pore pressure in the north.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/97GL52691