InSAR observations of aseismic slip associated with an earthquake swarm in the Columbia River flood basalts
Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth
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Abstract
In 2009 a swarm of small shallow earthquakes occurred within the basalt flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG). The swarm occurred within a dense seismic network in the U.S. Department of Energys Hanford Site. Data from the seismic network along with interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data from the European Space Agencys (ESA) ENVISAT satellite provide insight into the nature of the swarm. By modeling the InSAR deformation data we constructed a model that consists of a shallow thrust fault and a near horizontal fault. We suggest that the near horizontal lying fault is a bedding-plane fault located between basalt flows. The geodetic moment of the modeled fault system is about eight times the cumulative seismic moment of the swarm. Precise location estimates of the swarm earthquakes indicate that the area of highest slip on the thrust fault, ???70mm of slip less than ???0.5km depth, was not located within the swarm cluster. Most of the slip on the faults appears to have progressed aseismically and we suggest that interbed sediments play a central role in the slip process. Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union.
Suggested Citation
Wicks, C., Thelen, W., Weaver, C., Gomberg, J., Rohay, A., and Bodin, P., 2011, InSAR observations of aseismic slip associated with an earthquake swarm in the Columbia River flood basalts: Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth, v. 116, no. 12, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JB008433.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | InSAR observations of aseismic slip associated with an earthquake swarm in the Columbia River flood basalts |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| DOI | 10.1029/2011JB008433 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Publication Date | December 10, 2011 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |