TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence for aseismic deformation in the western transverse ranges, southern California
T2 - Implications for seismic risk assessment
AU - Duebendorfer, Ernest M.
AU - Vermilye, Jan
AU - Geiser, Peter A.
AU - Davis, Thomas L.
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - Recent studies in southern California suggest that long-term deformation rates are far in excess of that which can be accounted for by historical seismicity, and thus, a deficit of moderate and/or large earthquakes exists in southern California. Although possible, this conclusion is not unique because aseismic deformation may have contributed to bulk regional strain. We examined Cretaceous to Pleistocene sedimentary rocks exposed in the Ventura basin along four cross-strike traverses to evaluate the possibility that aseismic deformation contributed to regional shortening. Our field and microstructural investigations suggest that aseismic deformational mechanisms, particularly pressure solution, contributed significantly to permanent shortening strain during the late Neogene and that the proposed seismic deficiency may be overestimated.
AB - Recent studies in southern California suggest that long-term deformation rates are far in excess of that which can be accounted for by historical seismicity, and thus, a deficit of moderate and/or large earthquakes exists in southern California. Although possible, this conclusion is not unique because aseismic deformation may have contributed to bulk regional strain. We examined Cretaceous to Pleistocene sedimentary rocks exposed in the Ventura basin along four cross-strike traverses to evaluate the possibility that aseismic deformation contributed to regional shortening. Our field and microstructural investigations suggest that aseismic deformational mechanisms, particularly pressure solution, contributed significantly to permanent shortening strain during the late Neogene and that the proposed seismic deficiency may be overestimated.
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U2 - 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0271:EFADIT>2.3.CO;2
DO - 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0271:EFADIT>2.3.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031818374
SN - 0091-7613
VL - 26
SP - 271
EP - 274
JO - Geology
JF - Geology
IS - 3
ER -