Shallow Seismicity and the Classification of Structures in the Lau Back‐Arc Basin

Shallow Seismicity and the Classification of Structures in the Lau Back‐Arc Basin

Abstract Back‐arc basins open in response to subduction processes, which cause extension in the upper plate, usually along trench‐parallel spreading axes. However, global seismic databases reveal that the majority of seismic events in the Lau Basin occur along transcurrent (strike‐slip) rather than...

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Main Authors: A. T. Baxter, M. D. Hannington, M. S. Stewart, J. M. Emberley, K. Breker, A. Krätschell, S. Petersen, P. A. Brandl, M. Klischies, R. Mensing, M. O. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Subjects:
back‐arc basins
stress regimes
microplates
Lau Basin
earthquakes
plate boundaries
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008924

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008924

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