Reconciling the deformational dichotomy of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura New Zealand earthquake

Abstract Following the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, uncertainty over the nature of the coseismic rupture developed. Seismological evidence pointed to significant involvement of the subduction megathrust, while geodetic and field observations pointed to a shallow set of intracrustal faults as the...

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Main Authors: Kevin P. Furlong, Matthew Herman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-07-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074365
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