2019 M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake slip distribution controlled by fault geometry inherited from Independence dike swarm

Johanna M. Nevitt; Benjamin A. Brooks; Jeanne L. Hardebeck; Brad T. Aagaard

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36840-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

2019 M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake slip distribution controlled by fault geometry inherited from Independence dike swarm

Johanna M. Nevitt,
Benjamin A. Brooks,
Jeanne L. Hardebeck,
Brad T. Aagaard

Affiliations

Johanna M. Nevitt: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center
Benjamin A. Brooks: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center
Jeanne L. Hardebeck: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center
Brad T. Aagaard: U.S. Geological Survey, Geological Hazards Science Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36840-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Faults responsible for the 2019 M7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake likely evolved through reactivation of pre-existing Independence dike swarm structures. The inherited rupture geometry strongly controlled the earthquake slip distribution.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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