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Berglar, Kai; Gaedicke, Christoph; Franke, Dieter; Ladage, Stefan; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Djajadihardja, Yusuf S.. |
Based on new multi-channel seismic data, swath bathymetry, and sediment echosounder data we present a model for the interaction between strike-slip faulting and forearc basin evolution off north-western Sumatra between 2 degrees N and 7 degrees N. We examined seismic sequences and sea floor morphology of the Simeulue- and Aceh forearc basins and the adjacent outer arc high. We found that strike-slip faulting has controlled the forearc basin evolution since the Late Miocene. The Mentawai Fault Zone extends up to the north of Simeulue Island and was most probably connected farther northwards to the Sumatran Fault Zone until the end of the Miocene. Since then, this northern branch jumped westwards, initiating the West Andaman Fault in the Aceh area. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Oblique subduction; Strike slip; Forearc basin; Sumatra; Mentawai Fault Zone; West Andaman Fault. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/11149/7818.pdf |
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Lin, Jing-yi; Le Pichon, Xavier; Rangin, Claude; Sibuet, Jean-claude; Maury, Tanguy. |
In July 2005, about 6 months after the 2004 great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, 20 ocean bottom seismometers were deployed in the northern Sumatra area. More than 1000 events were identified during the 12 day recording period. After relocation, the seismicity shows different patterns on each side of the Lower Splay Fault. East of this feature and beneath the Aceh basin and fore arc, the deep earthquakes outline the subduction megathrust fault. West of it, the aftershocks distribution is strongly influenced by the active N-S oceanic fracture zones of the subducted plate. Two N-S trending clusters of 10- to 50-km-deep earthquakes observed below the lower wedge are interpreted as reactivated oceanic fracture zones. The postseismic activity suggests a... |
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Palavras-chave: 2004 great Sumatra Andaman earthquake; Sumatra trench; Andaman trench; Aftershocks; Splay faults; Oblique subduction. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/11081/7419.pdf |
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