Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015
January 11, 2017
This paper describes the tectonic summaries for all magnitude 7 and larger earthquakes in the period 2000–2015, as produced by the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center during their routine response operations to global earthquakes. The goal of such summaries is to provide important event-specific information to the public rapidly and concisely, such that recent earthquakes can be understood within a global and regional seismotectonic framework. We compile these summaries here to provide a long-term archive for this information, and so that the variability in tectonic setting and earthquake history from region to region, and sometimes within a given region, can be more clearly understood.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2017 |
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Title | Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20161192 |
Authors | Gavin P. Hayes, Emma K. Meyers, James W. Dewey, Richard W. Briggs, Paul S. Earle, Harley M. Benz, Gregory M. Smoczyk, Hanna E. Flamme, William D. Barnhart, Ryan D. Gold, Kevin P. Furlong |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Open-File Report |
Series Number | 2016-1192 |
Index ID | ofr20161192 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Geologic Hazards Science Center |
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