Superquakes and Supercycles

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Research Article| January 01, 2013 Superquakes and Supercycles Chris Goldfinger; Chris Goldfinger aOregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, 104 Ocean Admin. Bldg., Corvallis, Oregon 97331‐5506 [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yasutaka Ikeda; Yasutaka Ikeda bDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7‐3‐1, Bunkyo‐ku, Tokyo 113‐0033, [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert S. Yeats; Robert S. Yeats cDepartment of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331‐5506 [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Junjie Ren Junjie Ren dKey Laboratory of Crustal Dynamics, Institute of Crustal Dynamics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100085, [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2013) 84 (1): 24–32. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220110135 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Chris Goldfinger, Yasutaka Ikeda, Robert S. Yeats, Junjie Ren; Superquakes and Supercycles. Seismological Research Letters 2013;; 84 (1): 24–32. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220110135 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 recent 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku, Japan, and the 2004 Mw 9.15 Sumatra–Andaman superquakes have humbled many in earthquake research. Neither region was thought capable of earthquakes exceeding Mw∼8.4. Appealing proposed relationships to predict the size of earthquakes in subduction zones, such as that between earthquake magnitude and parameters such as lower plate age and convergence rate (Ruff and Kanamori, 1980) and plate coupling based on anchored slabs (Scholz and Campos, 1995), at least have many exceptions and may not be valid. Both earthquakes occurred where the subducting plate edge was quite... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.