Tectonic strain in plate interiors?

E. Calais (), G. Mattioli, C. DeMets, J. -M. Nocquet, S. Stein, A. Newman and P. Rydelek
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E. Calais: Purdue University
G. Mattioli: University of Arkansas
C. DeMets: University of Wisconsin-Madison
J. -M. Nocquet: CNRS, Geosciences Azur
S. Stein: Northwestern University
A. Newman: School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
P. Rydelek: Center for Earthquake Research, University of Memphis

Nature, 2005, vol. 438, issue 7070, E9-E10

Abstract: Abstract Arising from: R. Smalley Jr, M. A. Ellis, J. Paul & R. B. Van Arsdale Nature 435, 1088–1090 (2005); R. Smalley et al. reply . It is not fully understood how or why the inner areas of tectonic plates deform, leading to large, although infrequent, earthquakes. Smalley et al.1 offer a potential breakthrough by suggesting that surface deformation in the central United States accumulates at rates comparable to those across plate boundaries. However, we find no statistically significant deformation in three independent analyses of the data set used by Smalley et al., and conclude therefore that only the upper bounds of magnitude and repeat time for large earthquakes can be inferred at present.

Date: 2005
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