Comment on “Historical and recent large megathrust earthquakes in Chile” by Ruiz and Madariaga, 2018/Reply to the comment on “Historical and recent large megathrust earthquakes in Chile”

Di Giacomo et al comment on the study by Ruiz and Madariaga on a comprehensive review of recent and historical large earthquakes in Chile by considering the literature, tsunami effects and the rheological characterization of the plate interface between the Nazca and South-American plates. In doing s...

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Published in:Tectonophysics 2018-10, Vol.745, p.453
Main Authors: Di Giacomo, Domenico, Engdahl, E Robert, Storchak, Dmitry A, Ruiz, S, Madariaga, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catalogues
Earth
Earthquakes
Plate tectonics
Repositories
Rheological properties
Rheology
Seismic activity
Seismicity
Seismology
Tsunami effects
Tsunamis
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Summary:Di Giacomo et al comment on the study by Ruiz and Madariaga on a comprehensive review of recent and historical large earthquakes in Chile by considering the literature, tsunami effects and the rheological characterization of the plate interface between the Nazca and South-American plates. In doing so the authors gathered data from a multitude of publications and data repositories (such as earthquake catalogues) to characterize the large thrust earthquakes in Chile. By considering the recommendation by the International Seismological Centre on the best possible account of the Earth's seismicity in the instrumental period, Di Giacomo et al point out some misuse of global catalogues and discuss the location issue for the Nov 11, 1922 earthquake.
ISSN:0040-1951
1879-3266