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Back-Projection Imaging the 2010 Mw 8.8 Chilean Earthquake

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Imaging the Rupture Processes of Earthquakes Using the Relative Back-Projection Method

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On February 27, 2017, at 06:34:00 (UTC) an Mw 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck nearby Concepcion, South Chile, where the Nazca plate is subducting beneath the overriding South American plate. The earthquake was located at (35.905°S, 72.733°W) at a focal depth of 35 km (provided by USGS).

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Zhang, H. (2018). Back-Projection Imaging the 2010 Mw 8.8 Chilean Earthquake. In: Imaging the Rupture Processes of Earthquakes Using the Relative Back-Projection Method. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55239-1_4

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