Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate

Bykov, Victor G.; Trofimenko, Sergey V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-23-467-2016

Articles | Volume 23, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-23-467-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-23-467-2016

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19 Dec 2016

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Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate

Victor G. Bykov and Sergey V. Trofimenko

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RC1: 'Review', Semen Sherman, 27 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review of manuscript: Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Victor G. Bykov and Sergei V. Trofimenko. Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate', Victor Bykov, 15 Nov 2016
AC2: 'Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate Victor G. Bykov and Sergei V. Trofimenko', Victor Bykov, 16 Nov 2016
AC3: 'Victor G. Bykov and Sergei V. Trofimenko. Slow strain waves in blocky geological media from GPS and seismological observations on the Amurian plate', Victor Bykov, 23 Nov 2016

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AR by Anna Mirena Feist-Polner on behalf of the Authors (28 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2016) by Arcady Dyskin

AR by Victor Bykov on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We have obtained new evidence of the existence of strain waves in the Earth based on a statistical analysis of the dynamics of seismicity along the northern boundary of the Amurian plate and the data derived from in situ GPS experimental observations. Our results (the periodicity of the seismic components, spatial cycles of the seismicity maxima and migration rate of earthquakes) allow us to identify the dynamics of seismicity along the northern boundary of the Amurian plate as a wave process.