Testing geomorphology-derived rupture histories against the paleoseismic record of the southern San Andreas fault
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Abstract
Evidence for the 340-km-long Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 is found at each of the high-resolution paleoseismic sites on the southern San Andreas Fault. Using trenching data from these sites, we find that the assemblage of dated paleoearthquakes recurs quasi-periodically (coefficient of variation, COV, of 0.6, Biasi, 2013) and requires ~80% of ruptures were shorter than the 1857 rupture with an average of Mw7.5. In contrast, paleorupture lengths reconstructed from preserved geomorphic offsets extracted from lidar are longer and have repeating displacements that are quite regular (COV=0.2; Zielke et al., 2015). Direct comparison shows that paleoruptures determined from geomorphic offset populations cannot be reconciled with dated paleoearthquakes. Our study concludes that the 1857 rupture was larger than average, average displacements must be < 5 m, and suggests that fault geometry may play a role in fault behavior.
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Scharer, K.M., Weldon, R.J., Bemis, S., 2016, Testing geomorphology-derived rupture histories against the paleoseismic record of the southern San Andreas fault, in Proceedings of the 7th PATA Days, 2016, Crestone, CO, May 30- June 3, 2016, p. 216-219.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Testing geomorphology-derived rupture histories against the paleoseismic record of the southern San Andreas fault |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Crestone Science Center |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 7th PATA Days, 2016 |
| First page | 216 |
| Last page | 219 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 7th International INQUA Workshop on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics and Archaeoseismology (“PATA Days”) |
| Conference Location | Crestone, CO |
| Conference Date | May 30- June 3, 2016 |