Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

Dense geophysical observations reveal a triggered, concurrent multi-fault rupture at the Mendocino Triple Junction

  • William L. Yeck,
  • David R. Shelly,
  • Kathryn Z. Materna,
  • Dara E. Goldberg,
  • Paul S. Earle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00752-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Concurrent rupture across two distinct faults at the Mendocino triple junction, California in 2021 demonstrates a level of complexity commonly only associated with larger earthquakes, as identified by a dense seismological and geodetic network