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The Mw 8.3 September 16, 2015 Coquimbo, Chile Earthquake and Associated Aftershock Sequence The Mw 8.3 September 16, 2015 Coquimbo, Chile Earthquake and Associated Aftershock Sequence Earthquake Educational Slides Created & Compiled by Will Yeck1, Matt Herman2, Jennifer Nealy1, Gavin Hayes1, Bill Barnhart3, Greg Smoczyk1, Paul Earle1, David Wald1, Rich Briggs1, Harley Benz1 and Kevin Furlong2 1USGS National Earthquake Information Center, Denver, CO 2Geodynamics Research Group, Penn State University, State College, PA 3Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Any use of trade, firm, or product names Results are preliminary and should not is for descriptive purposes only and does be considered as final USGS products. not imply endorsement by the U.S. Slides are intended as educational tools, Government. either combined or on a individual basis. Seismotectonics The September 16, 2015 M 8.3 earthquake occurred ~ 7 km offshore of Central Chile, as a Chile Argentina result of thrust faulting on the interface between the Nazca Peru-Chile Trench and South America plates. At the latitude of this event, the Nazca plate is moving towards the east-northeast at a velocity of 74 mm/yr with respect to South America, and begins its subduction beneath the continent at the Peru-Chile Trench, 85 km to the west of the September 16 earthquake. The size, location, depth (~26 km) and mechanism of this event are all consistent with its occurrence on the megathrust interface in this region. EQs, 1900-present EQs, 1971 EQs, 1985 A Century of Large 1922 EQs, 2010 Earthquakes in Central Chile −28˚ EQs, 09-2015 Slip (m) 20 Chile has a long history of massive 16 earthquakes, including the 2010 M 12 8.8 Maule earthquake in Central 2015 1943 8 Chile, which ruptured a ~400 km long 4 section of the plate boundary south of 0 this 2015 event (and to the south of −32˚ 1971 the Juan Fernandez Ridge, which enters the trench immediately south Juan Fernandez1985 Ridge of the 2015 earthquake). Over the century prior to the September 16, 2015 earthquake, the region within 400 km of this event has hosted 15 other M 7+ earthquakes including the −36˚ 2010 M 8.0 and M 7.5 1985 Valparaiso earthquakes. This subduction zone also hosted the largest earthquake on record, the 1960 M 9.5 earthquake in southern Chile. −76˚ −74˚ −72˚ −70˚ A A' −80 −40 04080 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 0 Mainshock Nazca - South hypocenter America Plate −80 Interface Depth (km) −160 Slab 1.0 The 2015 Coquimbo 0 No. Earthquakes −24˚ earthquake occurred on the plate interface −10 between the Nazca and −26˚ South America Plates. Rupture occurred near −20 −28˚ the Peru-Chile trench, the surface expression −30 01−30˚ of the plate boundary. A A' The mainshock −40 −32˚ hypocenter is in agreement with the Slab Depth (km) −50 −34˚ 1.0 modeled plate interface (blue line). The −60 red line (top) shows a −36˚ schematic of the plate boundary which better −70 Nazca Plate South America Plate −38˚ captures the flat slab 100 km nature of subduction in −80 this region. −78˚ −76˚ −74˚ −72˚ −70˚ −68˚ −66˚ −64˚ Earthquake Twitter Detection (@USGSTed) Twitter detection issued to NEIC in ~45 sec after origin time Initial instrumental earthquake location in 99 sec Collected 85,000 "earthquake" tweets (“terremoto” or “temblor”) in the first hour Large ratio of “terremoto” to “temblor” tweets quickly indicated a large earthquake Earthquake Notification Updated Alert 10 Minutes Later https://twitter.com/USGSted http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ ShakeMap Intensity Did You Feel It? (DYFI) Instrumental DYFI = circle; Instruments = triangles USGS Community Internet Intensity Map OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE Sep 16 2015 06:54:33 PM local 31.5695S 71.6543W M8.3 Depth: 25 km ID:us20003k7a CITY SIZE <10,000 10,000+ 100,000+ Did You 2M+ Tucuman Feel It? Copiapo Santiago del Estero Vallenar Catamarca (DYFI) La Rioja 30˚S 30˚S • > 1000 Responses Coquimbo Ovalle • Largest nearby San Juan Cordoba reported intensity of IX Mendoza Rio Cuarto Santiago Mercedes • Moderate shaking Rancagua (V) reported in 35˚S Chimbarongo 35˚S Santiago Talca Metropolitan Area Linares Talcahuano Santa Rosa 1147 responses in 17 ZIP codes and 111 cities (Max CDI = IX) Los angeles 200 km 75˚W 70˚W 65˚W INTENSITY I II-III IV V VI VII VIII IX X+ SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very strong Severe Violent Extreme DAMAGE none none none Very light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy Processed: Sat Sep 19 00:10:05 2015 Prompt Assessment of M 8.3, OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE Origin Time: Wed 2015-09-16 22:54:33 UTC (19:54:33 local) PAGER o o Location: 31.57 S 71.65 W Depth: 25 km Version 8 Global Earthquakes for FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION, SEE: tsunami.gov Created: 23 hours, 17 minutes after earthquake Estimated Fatalities Orange alert level for economic losses. Estimated Economic Losses Significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread. Estimated economic Response (PAGER) losses are less than 1% of GDP of Chile. Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response. Yellow alert level for shaking-related fatalities. Some casualties are possible. • Median loss estimation: - 60 fatalities Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION - -* - -* 595k* 6,455k* 3,052k* 794k 126k 0 0 - EXPOSURE (k = x1000) $650M economic ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY loss PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme Resistant none none none V. Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy POTENTIAL Structures DAMAGE Vulnerable Structures none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy • Chilean Red Cross reported *Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area. Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides 13 fatalities in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are low-rise reinforced/confined masonry and adobe block construction. • AIR Worldwide estimates Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels): Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking insured losses at $600- (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths 1973-10-05 168 6.7 VIII(2k) 0 $900M 1997-10-15 90 7.1 VIII(3k) 7 1985-03-03 174 7.9 VII(7,023k) 177 Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as tsunamis, landslides, and liquefaction that might have • contributed to losses. La Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio Selected City Exposure from GeoNames.org MMI City Population del Interior y Seguridad VIII Illapel 23k VIII Ovalle 77k Pública (ONEMI) reported VII Monte Patria 14k VII Salamanca 13k more than 400 residential VII La Serena 155k VII Vicuna 13k V Santiago 4,837k buildings were destroyed V Vina del Mar 295k V Valparaiso 282k and 700 residential V Puente Alto 510k V Mendoza 877k buildings sustained major PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map (k = x1000) Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager Event ID: us20003k7a damage Finite Fault Model (FFM) Nazca Plate South America Plate • M 8.3 mainshock on 9-16-2015 −28˚ • 46 km W of Illapel, Chile • 229 km NNW of Santiago, Chile • Rupture initiated on the subduction zone interface at a depth of about 26 km and ruptured mostly up dip toward the Peru-Chile trench −30˚ • Slip of >6 m occurred on the shallow portion of the interface near the Peru- Chile trench Illapel • Source duration of ~140 sec −32˚ Peru-Chile Trench Valparaiso Santiago −34˚ Slip (m) 012345678 −74˚ −72˚ −70˚ −68˚ Single Source W-Phase Analysis • Preferred single source W- phase solution consists of a Mw 8.3 thrust faulting event • The size, location, depth and mechanism of this event are Pulse 2 all consistent with its Pulse 1 occurrence on the megathrust interface • Two distinct pulses in the moment rate function indicate unmodeled complexity in the single source solution !"#$%& '()*+,-.#*-/(#.(0123#4&5 61078.9+1*-,)3#4&5 :(;*<3#=4%4#>/ φ ?#&4& δ = 19 λ = 83 Multiple Source W-Phase Analysis • Complex rupture involving 2 distinct pulses of moment release • Initial M 7.2 rupture at a depth of about ~40 km occurred in the 1st 20+ s • Followed by ~80+ s of M 8+ up-dip megathrust !"#$%"&%#'()**+,-*(.+/0123+4- rupture5637*-(863/9-(:%,1+;-(<=+*>;?; 837%-@-=0(#A 837%-@-=0(!A B:(CD! 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B:(MD!# E-=0/6?F(0?G-(F-*+>A(#J(;-9D E-=0/6?F(0?G-(F-*+>A($!(;-9D H+*I%F3/+0?6=A(#J(;-9D H+*I%F3/+0?6=A(J$DCJ'M(;-9D 5-,01A(J"D$(4G Depth: 23.5 km φ K(!!CDJN φ K(L$CD&N δ = 2.5º δ = 21.5º λ = 123.3º λ = 90.8º !"#$%&'(#%$)(U6(96=;0/+?=0;D Relocated Aftershocks compared to FFM Relocation Vectors Multiple Event 0102030405060708090 100 Earthqauke Depth (km) −30˚ Aftershock −28˚ Relocations • Depths −31˚ constrained from waveform −30˚ modeling (Wphase, RMT, etc.) when −32˚ possible (colored circles).
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