Publication Date:
2015-01-25
Description:
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data reveal surface slip on multiple faults triggered by the 2013 Mw 6.6 Lake Grassmere earthquake, New Zealand. Surface offsets of 1 - 2 cm occurred on previously inferred flexural-slip faults located ~4 km from the epicentre. We document dip slip on at least three different northeast-striking, northwest-dipping, flexural-slip faults located in the western limb of a syncline. The along-strike extent of the triggered slip is 1 - 1.5 km for each fault. Dislocation models suggest that triggered slip is confined to shallow depths (~800 m). Coulomb stress analysis indicates that slip was not triggered by the static stress change of the main shock but was likely caused by dynamic shaking during the passage of seismic waves. Our finding also provides an important clue on how some slip on shallow flexural-slip faults takes place.
Print ISSN:
0094-8276
Electronic ISSN:
1944-8007
Topics:
Geosciences
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Physics
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