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Seismicity and sedimentation rate effects on submarine slope stability (2016)

ten Brink, U. S., Andrews, B. D., Miller, N. C.

Geological Society of America (GSA)

In: Geology

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Publication Date: 2016-06-30

Description: We explore the effects of earthquake frequency and sedimentation rate on submarine slope stability by extracting correlations between morphological and geological parameters in 10 continental margins. Slope stability increases with increasing frequency of earthquakes and decreasing sedimentation rate. This increase in stability is nonlinear (power law with b 〈 0.5), accelerating with decreasing interseismic sediment accumulation. The correlation is interpreted as evidence for sediment densification and associated shear strength gain induced by repeated seismic shaking. Outliers to this correlation likely identify margins where tectonic activity leads to relatively rapid oversteepening of the slope.

Print ISSN: 0091-7613

Electronic ISSN: 1943-2682

Topics: Geosciences

Published by Geological Society of America (GSA)

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