Rupture area analysis of the Ecuador (Musine) Mw = 7.8 thrust earthquake on April 16, 2016, using GOCE derived gradients

The Ecuador Mw = 7.8 earthquake on April 16, 2016, ruptured a nearly 200 km long zone along the plate interface between Nazca and South American plates which is coincident with a seismic gap since 1942, when a Mw = 7.8 earthquake happened. This earthquake occurred at a margin characterized by modera...

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Main Authors: Orlando Álvarez, Andres Folguera, Mario Gimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-01-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984717300149