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  2. Megathrust earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a subduction zone. The megathrust fault lies on the top of the subducting slab where it is in contact with the overriding plate. The term megathrust refers to an extremely large thrust fault, typically formed at the plate interface along a subduction zone, such as the Sunda megathrust.

  3. Category:Megathrust earthquakes by country - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... Megathrust earthquakes in the United States (1 C, 2 P)

  4. 1854 Nankai earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The Nankai megathrust has five distinct segments (A–E) that can rupture independently, [2] [3] the segments have ruptured either singly or together repeatedly over the last 1300 years. [4] Megathrust earthquakes on this structure tend to occur in pairs, with a relatively short time gap between them.

  5. List of megathrust earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of recent and historic earthquakes by energy release. Megathrust earthquakes are large seismic events that take place along convergent plate boundaries, particularly at subduction zones. Examples of subduction zones include the Sumatra and Java trenches, Nankai Trough and Peru–Chile Trench which are frequent sources of these ...

  6. Category:Megathrust earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    Note: earthquakes included for this category are quakes along subduction zones of 8.0 magnitude or greater. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

  7. Researchers gain clearest picture yet of fault that threatens ...

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    Their work will give modelers a sharper view of the possible impacts of a megathrust earthquake there — the term for a quake that occurs in a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate is thrust ...

  8. Richter scale - Wikipedia

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    The Richter scale [1] (/ ˈ r ɪ k t ər /), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, [2] is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and presented in Richter's landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale". [3]

  9. Category:Megathrust earthquakes in North America - Wikipedia

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    Megathrust earthquakes in the United States (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Megathrust earthquakes in North America" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.