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DOI	10.1029/2020JB020677
	Inferring Interseismic Coupling Along the Lesser Antilles Arc: A Bayesian Approach
	van Rijsingen E.M.; Calais E.; Jolivet R.; de Chabalier J.-B.; Jara J.; Symithe S.; Robertson R.; Ryan G.A.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	21699313
卷号	126 期号:2
英文摘要	The Lesser Antilles subduction zone is a challenging region when it comes to unraveling its seismogenic behavior. Over the last century, the subduction megathrust has been seismically quiet, with no large thrust event recorded, which raises the question whether this subduction zone is able to produce large interplate earthquakes or not. However, two historical earthquakes in the 19th century, a M 7–8 in 1839 and M 7.5–8.5 in 1843, are proposed to have occurred along the subduction megathrust, although no direct evidence exists. Here we provide a new assessment of interseismic coupling for the Lesser Antilles subduction zone, based on updated Global Positioning System (GPS) velocities and the latest models of the slab geometry and elastic crustal structure. We use a Bayesian approach, allowing us to explore the entire range of plausible models and to provide realistic estimates of interseismic coupling and associated uncertainties. We find low to very low coupling along the entire plate interface, including in the proposed rupture areas of the 1839 and 1843 events, where the sensitivity of our model is high. While a further understanding of temporal variations in interseismic coupling needs to be addressed in future studies, our results indicate that the Lesser Antilles subduction zone is uncoupled, which challenges the idea that the 1839 and 1843 earthquakes were thrust events. The updated GPS velocities of this work now also reveal a small, but detectable amount of along-arc extension, consistent with geological observations of active normal faulting within the arc. © 2020. The Authors.
英文关键词	Bayesian inversion; geodesy; interseismic coupling; Lesser Antilles; seismotectonics; subduction zones
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/187349
作者单位	Department of Geosciences, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS UMR 8538, PSL Université, Paris, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France; Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS UMR 7154, Université de Paris, Paris, France; URGéo Laboratory, State University of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Seismic Research Center, University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago; Montserrat Volcano Observatory, Flemmings, Montserrat
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	van Rijsingen E.M.,Calais E.,Jolivet R.,et al. Inferring Interseismic Coupling Along the Lesser Antilles Arc: A Bayesian Approach[J],2021,126(2).
APA	van Rijsingen E.M..,Calais E..,Jolivet R..,de Chabalier J.-B..,Jara J..,...&Ryan G.A..(2021).Inferring Interseismic Coupling Along the Lesser Antilles Arc: A Bayesian Approach.Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,126(2).
MLA	van Rijsingen E.M.,et al."Inferring Interseismic Coupling Along the Lesser Antilles Arc: A Bayesian Approach".Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 126.2(2021).