Nature Communications (May 2020)

Slip bursts during coalescence of slow slip events in Cascadia

  • Quentin Bletery,
  • Jean-Mathieu Nocquet

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15494-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Slow slip events are commonly observed on natural faults all around the world and are suggested to precede large magnitude and/or high frequency earthquakes. The authors here identify merging phases of slow slip events using continuous GPS measurements and define areas and periods at risk of large earthquake occurrence.