Comment on “Seismic coupling along the Chilean Subduction Zone” by B. W. Tichelaar and L. R. Ruff

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid EarthVolume 98, Issue B9 p. 15825-15828 CommentariesFree Access Comment on “Seismic coupling along the Chilean Subduction Zone” by B. W. Tichelaar and L. R. Ruff Gerardo Suarez, Gerardo SuarezSearch for more papers by this authorDiana Comte, Diana ComteSearch for more papers by this author Gerardo Suarez, Gerardo SuarezSearch for more papers by this authorDiana Comte, Diana ComteSearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 September 1993 https://doi.org/10.1029/93JB00234Citations: 21AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Comte, D., A. Eisenberg, E. Lorca, M. Pardo, L. Ponce, R. Saragoni, S. K. Singh, G. Suárez, The 1985 central Chile earthquake: A repeat of previous great earthquakes in the region?, Science, 233, 449– 453, 1986. Comte, D., M. Pardo, Reappraisal of great historical earthquakes in the northern Chile and southern Peru seismic gaps, Nat. Hazards, 4, 23– 44, 1991. Comte, D., M. Pardo, L. Dorbath, C. Dorbath, H. Haessler, L. Rivera, A. Cisternas, L. Ponce, Seismogenic interplate contact zone and crustal seismicity around Antofagasta, northern Chile using local data, Geophys. J. Int., 1993. Fuenzalida, A., Estudio detallado de la subducción litosférica de Chile central, Ms. C. thesis, 136 pp.,Univ. of Chile,Chile,1988. Kelleher, J. A., Rupture zones of large South American earthquakes and some predictions, J. Geophys. Res., 77, 2087– 2103, 1972. Spence, W., Slab pull and the seismotectonics of the subducting lithosphere, Rev. Geophys., 25, 55– 69, 1987. Tichelaar, B. W., L. R. Ruff, Seismic coupling along the Chilean subduction zone, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 11997– 12022, 1991a. Tichelaar, B. W., L. J. Ruff, Mechanisms of seismic coupling along subduction zones (abstract), Eos Trans. AGU, 7244, Fall Meeting Suppl., 347, 1991b. Van den Beukel, J., R. Wortel, Temperatures and shear stresses in the upper part of a subduction zone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 14, 1057– 1060, 1987. Van den Beukel, J., R. Wortel, Thermo-mechanical modeling of arc-trench regions, Tectonophysics, 154, 177– 193, 1988. Citing Literature Volume98, IssueB910 September 1993Pages 15825-15828 ReferencesRelatedInformation