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Barrientos et al. 1992
Barrientos, S.E., Plafker, G. and Lorca, E. (1992). Postseismic coastal uplift in southern Chile. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL00210. issn: 0094-8276.

Tide gage records at Puerto Montt, referenced to a mareograph in Talcahuano, indicate a large (at least 75 cm) postseismic uplift of the region following the 1960 MW=9.5 event. Field observations carried out in 1989 at the same locations of previous measurements in 1968 are consistent with tide gage records. The postseismic elevation changes are modeled as the result of propagating creep on the downdip extension of the coseismic fault. For a 30¿ E fault dip, minimum square error indicates a fault creep velocity of 4-6 km/yr and slip amplitude of 3-5 m. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Geodesy and Gravity, Crustal movements, Tectonophysics, Plate boundary structures and processes, Geodesy and Gravity, General or miscellaneous, Tectonophysics, General or miscellaneous
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