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Title: Rupture and variable coupling behavior of the Mentawai segment of the Sunda megathrust during the supercycle culmination of 1797 to 1833
Authors: Philibosian, Belle
Sieh, Kerry
Avouac, Jean-Philippe
Natawidjaja, Danny H.
Chiang, Hong-Wei
Wu, Chung-Che
Perfettini, Hugo
Shen, Chuan-Chou
Daryono, Mudrik R.
Suwargadi, Bambang W.
Keywords: DRNTU::Science::Geology
Issue Date: 2014
Source: Philibosian, B., Sieh, K., Avouac, J.-P., Natawidjaja, D. H., Chiang, H.-W., Wu, C.-C., et al. (2014). Rupture and variable coupling behavior of the Mentawai segment of the Sunda megathrust during the supercycle culmination of 1797 to 1833. Journal of geophysical research : solid earth, 119(9), 7258-7287.
Series/Report no.: Journal of geophysical research : solid earth
Abstract: We refer to periods of subduction strain accumulation beneath the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, as “supercycles,” because each culminates in a series of partial ruptures of the megathrust in its final decades. The finale of the previous supercycle comprised two giant earthquakes in 1797 and 1833 and whatever happened in between. This behavior between two great ruptures has implications for how the megathrust will behave between its more recent partial failure, during the Mw 8.4 earthquake of 2007, and subsequent large ruptures. We synthesize previously published coral microatoll records and a large new coral data set to constrain not only these two giant ruptures but also the intervening interseismic megathrust behavior. We present detailed maps of coseismic uplift during the two earthquakes and of interseismic deformation during the periods 1755–1833 and 1950–2000, as well as models of the corresponding slip and coupling on the underlying megathrust. The large magnitudes we derive (Mw 8.6–8.8 for 1797 and Mw 8.8–8.9 for 1833) confirm that the 2007 earthquakes released only a fraction of the moment released during the previous rupture sequence. Whereas megathrust behavior leading up to the 1797 and 2007 earthquakes was similar and comparatively simple, behavior between 1797 and 1833 was markedly different and more complex: several patches of the megathrust became weakly coupled following the 1797 earthquake. We conclude that while major earthquakes generally do not involve rupture of the entire Mentawai segment, they may significantly change the state of coupling on the megathrust for decades to follow, influencing the progression of subsequent ruptures.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79397
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25579
ISSN: 2169-9313
DOI: 10.1002/2014JB011200
Research Centres: Earth Observatory of Singapore 
Rights: © 2014 The Authors. This paper was published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of the Authors. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JB011200]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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