Postseismic Rebound in Fault Step-Overs Caused by Pore Fluid Flow
- 30 August 1996
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 273 (5279) , 1202-1204
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5279.1202
Abstract
Near-field strain induced by large crustal earthquakes results in changes in pore fluid pressure that dissipate with time and produce surface deformation. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry revealed several centimeters of postseismic uplift in pull-apart structures and subsidence in a compressive jog along the Landers, California, 1992 earthquake surface rupture, with a relaxation time of 270 ± 45 days. Such a postseismic rebound may be explained by the transition of the Poisson's ratio of the deformed volumes of rock from undrained to drained conditions as pore fluid flow allows pore pressure to return to hydrostatic equilibrium.Keywords
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