CHALUMEAU , Caroline

The Ecuador-Colombian subduction zone has hosted a series of large subduction earthquakes over the course of the 20th century. This earthquake sequence started in 1906 with a Mw 8.4-8.8 earthquake, which ruptured a 200-500 km long segment of the megathrust. It was followed by three large earthquakes that broke, from south to north, portions...

The north Ligurian margin is a complex geological area in many ways. It has witnessed several phases of highly contrasting deformation styles, at both crustal scale and that of shallower cover tectonics, simultaneously or in quick succession, and with significant spatial variability. This complex interplay is mirrored in the resulting intricate...

SectionsPDFPDFToolsShareAbstractSubduction zones are highly heterogeneous regions capable of hosting large earthquakes. To better constrain the processes at depth, we analyze the source properties of 1514 aftershocks of the 16th April 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales earthquake (Ecuador) using spectral ratios. We are able to retrieve accurate seismic...

The Ecuador-Colombia subduction zone is a complex and spatially heterogeneous region that hosts both shallow aseismic slip and large megathrust earthquakes, and where both  inter-seismic and post-seismic seismicity have been linked to aseismic slip. Repeating earthquakes, which are the result of repeated loading and failure of single asperities...

Subduction zones generate the largest earthquakes on Earth, yet their detailed structure, and its influence on seismic and aseismic slip, remains poorly understood. Geological studies of fossil subduction zones characterize the seismogenic interface as a 100 m–1 km thick zone 1–3 in which deformation occurs mostly on metres-thick faults 1,3–6 ....

The Mw 8.8 1906 earthquake that occurred at the Ecuador-Colombia subduction zone is the 7th largest event ever recorded worldwide, and one of several large earthquakes that have affected the region since then.At its southern border, episodes of aseismic slip have been recorded at the shallow updip part of the subduction interplate fault, in the...

Since July 2019, The Ayiti-seismes citizen network (ASCN) has been detecting and locating, in real time, earthquakes occurring in Haiti of magnitude ≥ 2.5. ASCN is based on both Seiscomp3 modules and Géoazur in-house software, and uses seismic signals from (1) low-cost, low-maintenance Raspberry Shake (RS) instruments installed in Haiti and (2)...

The north Ligurian margin is a complex geological area in many ways. It has witnessedseveral phases of highly contrasting deformation styles, at both crustal scale and that of shallower covertectonics, simultaneously or in quick succession, and with significant spatial variability. This complexinterplay is mirrored in the resulting intricate...

Understanding the physical parameters and processes that control the seismogenic behavior of subduction zones megathrust faults remains one of the outstanding challenges in Earth Sciences. Here we present important results from several large seismic experiments aimed at addressing this question. These experiments focused on the three subduction...

The north Ligurian margin is a complex geological area on many accounts. It has witnessed several phases of highly contrasting deformation styles, at crustal scale and through shallow cover tectonics, simultaneously or in quick succession, and with significant spatial variability. This complex interplay is mirrored in intricate structures that...

Repeating earthquakes repeatedly rupture the same seismic asperity and are strongly linked to aseismic slip. Here, we study the repeating aftershocks of the April 16, 2016 MW 7.8 Pedernales earthquake in Ecuador, which generated a large amount of afterslip. Using temporary and permanent stations, we correlate waveforms from a one‐year catalog...

Repeating earthquakes are earthquakes that repeatedly break a single, time-invariant fault patch. They are generally associated with aseismic slip, which is thought to load asperities, leading to repeated rupture. Repeating earthquakes are therefore useful tools to study aseismic slip and fault mechanics, with possible applications to...

The study of repeating earthquakes can provide us with a deeper understanding of the interaction between seismic and aseismic slip. Repeating earthquakes are the result of repeated loading and failure of single fault asperities, likely driven by surrounding aseismic slip. As such, they are especially useful in the study of transient or stable...

Repeating earthquakes are earthquakes that repeatedly break a single, time-invariant fault patch. They are generally associated with aseismic slip, which is thought to load asperities, leading to repeated rupture. Repeating earthquakes are therefore useful tools to study aseismic slip and fault mechanics, with possible applications to...