Pisco, Peru Earthquake (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Pisco, Peru Earthquake

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Three-dimensional deformation following the 2007 Pisco, Peru earthquake. The red areas show ~1m of uplift offshore and the blues areas about 50 cm of subsidence on land. The hinge-line between uplift and subsidence closely matches the location of the coastline.

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UM Rosenstiel School

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