Coseismic stress changes induced by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake
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Abstract
Earthquake focal mechanisms from before and after the 1989 Loma Prieta, California earthquake are used to infer the coseismic stress change. Before the main shock, most earthquakes correspond to right lateral slip on planes sub-parallel to the San Andreas fault, and imply a generally N-S most compressional stress axis and a vertical intermediate stress axis. Aftershocks within the main shock rupture zone, however, display almost every style and orientation of faulting, implying an extremely heterogeneous stress field. This suggests that the main shock relieved most, if not all, of the shear stress acting on its fault plane. Aftershocks that lie on the perimeter of the rupture agree with spatially uniform stress states, but only when considered in three groups: north, south, and above the main shock rupture area. In each of these areas the stress state may reflect stress transfer by the main shock.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Coseismic stress changes induced by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/GL017i009p01441 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1441 |
| Last page | 1444 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Loma Prieta, San Andreas Fault |
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