Coseismic and postseismic deformation from the 2007 Bengkulu earthquake based on GPS Data

Irwan Meilano; Susilo Susilo; Endra Gunawan; Suchi Rahmadani

doi:10.14203/risetgeotam2021.v31.1182

Coseismic and postseismic deformation from the 2007 Bengkulu earthquake based on GPS Data

Irwan Meilano, Susilo Susilo, Endra Gunawan, Suchi Rahmadani

Abstract

On September 12, 2007, a M8.5 megathrust earthquake occurred along the Sunda trench near Bengkulu, West Sumatra. GPS data in Sumatra have indicated the coseismic and postseismic deformations resulting from this earthquake. Our estimate of coseismic displacements suggests that the earthquake displaced up to ~1.8m at GPS stations located north of the epicenter. Moreover, our principal strain estimation in the region suggests that the maximum coseismic extensional strain is ~40 ppm. Our analysis of GPS data in the region suggests that the postseismic decay of the 2007 Bengkulu earthquake was 46 days, estimated using a logarithmic function.

Keywords

The 2007 Bengkulu earthquake, GPS data, Coseismic displacements, Postseismic decay, strain

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14203/risetgeotam2021.v31.1182