Author
Erin A. Wirth
Recent research
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Intensity Prediction Equations for Intraslab Earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Abstract In the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW), intraslab earthquakes located within the subducting Juan de Fuca slab are responsible for most of the region’s moderate-magnitude seismicity. Historically, these earthquakes have caused significant damage, such as the 2001 M 6.8 Nisqu...