Seismic evidence for thermal runaway during intermediate-depth earthquake rupture

Intermediate-depth earthquakes occur at depths where temperatures and pressures exceed those at which brittle failure is expected. There are two leading candidates for the physical mechanism behind these earthquakes: dehydration embrittlement and self-localizing thermal shear runaway. A complete ene...

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Main Authors: Barrett, Sarah A. (Author), Beroza, Gregory C. (Author), Pedraza, Patricia (Author), Blanco, Jose Faustino (Author), Poveda, Esteban (Author), Prieto Gomez, German A. (Contributor), Florez Torres, Manuel A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2015-07-28T14:14:29Z.
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