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A Report on the 24 August 2011 Mw 7.0 Contamana, Peru, Intermediate-Depth Earthquake

2012; Seismological Society of America; Volume: 83; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1785/0220120005

1938-2057

Hugo Tavera Villegas,

Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Research Article| November 01, 2012 A Report on the 24 August 2011 Mw 7.0 Contamana, Peru, Intermediate‐Depth Earthquake Hernando Tavera; Hernando Tavera Instituto Geofísico del Perú, Dirección de Sismología, Calle Badajoz 169, Urb. Mayorazgo IV Etapa, Ate, Lima, Peruhernando.tavera@igp.gob.pe Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar The Seismology Group The Seismology Group Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2012) 83 (6): 1007–1013. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220120005 Article history first online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Hernando Tavera, The Seismology Group; A Report on the 24 August 2011 Mw 7.0 Contamana, Peru, Intermediate‐Depth Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2012;; 83 (6): 1007–1013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220120005 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The seismic activity in Peru has its origin in the convergence process between the Nazca and the South American plates. Such convergence takes place at an average velocity on the order of 7–8 cm/yr (DeMets et al., 1980; Norabuena et al., 1999). This process is responsible for the largest damaging shallow interplate underthrusting earthquakes, the intraplate plate events in the downgoing Nazca slab, and the shallow intraplate crustal events in the overriding South American plate. The interplate events, representing slip between the plates, are the largest earthquakes and can cause considerable damage along the coast... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.