Sketch of seismogenic zone (IMAGE)

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Sketch of seismogenic zone

Caption

The sketch shows the 100 to 600 meters thick seismogenic zone in which the fault planes (5 to 20 meters thick) and thus the ruptures lie. 

Credit

Dr. Caroline Chalumeau, Dr. Hans Argurto-Detzel, Prof. Andreas Rietbrock, Dr. Michael Frietsch. Prof. Onno Oncken, Dr. Monica Segovia, Dr. Audrey Galve: Seismological evidence for a multifault network at the subduction interface. Nature, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07245-y

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