The intraplate Mw 7 Machaze earthquake in Mozambique: Improved point source model, stress drop, and geodynamic implications
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- 作者：Januka Attanayake ; jattanayake@uni-muenster.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Joã ; o F.B.D. Fonseca
- 关键词：Source mechanism ; Stress drop ; Geodynamics ; East African Rift System ; Machaze
- 刊名：Journal of African Earth Sciences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：117
- 期：Complete
- 页码：252-262
- 全文大小：2698 K
文摘
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High precision source parameters confirm anomalous steep normal faulting (73°).
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Stress drop in the 11–15 MPa range is higher than global average.
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Possible relation to a newly detected active seismic structure.