Shallow Megathrust Rupture during the 10 February 2021 Mw 7.7 Southeast Loyalty Islands Earthquake Sequence

On 10 February 2021, an Mw 7.7 thrust earthquake ruptured the megathrust along the southeast Loyalty Islands within the strong bend in the plate boundary between the Australian plate and the North Fiji basin. The mainshock involved rupture with ∼50 s duration, with pure thrust slip concentrated in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lingling Ye, Wenzheng Gong, Thorne Lay, Hiroo Kanamori, Xiaofei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Seismological Society of America 2021-12-01
Series:The Seismic Record
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1785/0320210035