Asthenosphere rheology inferred from observations of the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake

Yan Hu (), Roland Bürgmann, Paramesh Banerjee, Lujia Feng, Emma M. Hill, Takeo Ito, Takao Tabei and Kelin Wang
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Yan Hu: University of California Berkeley
Roland Bürgmann: University of California Berkeley
Paramesh Banerjee: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
Lujia Feng: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
Emma M. Hill: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
Takeo Ito: Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Takao Tabei: Kochi University, Akebono-cho 2-5-1
Kelin Wang: Pacific Geoscience Centre, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada

Nature, 2016, vol. 538, issue 7625, 368-372

Abstract: Analysis of the postseismic deformation of the moment magnitude 8.6 Indian Ocean earthquake in 2012 reveals that the asthenospheric layer must be thin and of low viscosity, constraining the structure of oceanic upper-mantle rheology.

Date: 2016
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