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Episodic Tremor and Slip on the Cascadia Subduction Zone: The Chatter of Silent Slip Garry Rogers and Herb Dragert, Science 300, 1942-1943 Shaji Nair Earthscope Seminar, January 2007 Shaji Nair Earthscope Seminar, January 2007
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Motivation: Creep at depth Press and Seiver P. Fluech et al., 1997
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Data: Surface Deformation and Seismic data Roger and Gragert, 2003
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Method: Duration and timing of slip estimated by cross-correlation of E-W component of GPS data with an average slip time series. Seismic data for corresponding times checked to late tremors associated with slip. Duration and timing of slip estimated by cross-correlation of E-W component of GPS data with an average slip time series. Seismic data for corresponding times checked to late tremors associated with slip.
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Results Roger and Gragert, 2003
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Results: Sustained tremor activity on southern Vancouver Island coincides with the occurrence of slip. No substantial activity found outside the time window of slip events. Sustained tremor activity on southern Vancouver Island coincides with the occurrence of slip. No substantial activity found outside the time window of slip events.
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Implications: Fluids from the subducting slab may be contributing to the ETS events. The tremor like seismic events can be used as an indicator of the occurrence of slip. Onset of ETS events could be indicative of higher stress increasing probability of megathrust earthquakes. Fluids from the subducting slab may be contributing to the ETS events. The tremor like seismic events can be used as an indicator of the occurrence of slip. Onset of ETS events could be indicative of higher stress increasing probability of megathrust earthquakes.
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Additional Thoughts: Does ETS events differ from dehydration of subducting slabs? If observation of slip from geodetic data is unavailable,is it possible to locate these seismic tremors? What could be other possible sources of the episodic tremors if not fluids? Does ETS events differ from dehydration of subducting slabs? If observation of slip from geodetic data is unavailable,is it possible to locate these seismic tremors? What could be other possible sources of the episodic tremors if not fluids?
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