Recurring large deep earthquakes in Hindu Kush driven by a sinking slab

Abstract Hindu Kush subduction zone produces large intermediate‐depth earthquakes within a small volume every 10–15 years. Here we study the last three M ≥ 7 events within the cluster and find complex and diverse rupture processes. However, their main subevents appear to recur on the same fault patc...

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Main Authors: Zhongwen Zhan, Hiroo Kanamori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-07-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069603
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