What role did the Hikurangi subduction zone play in the M7.8 Kaikoura earthquakeL. WallaceI. HamlingY. KanekoB. FryK. ClarkStephen BannisterS. EllisC. Franois-HoldenS. HreinsdóttirC. Mueller
(2013) simulated fault-slip driven elastic dislocation deformation of the subduction zone, using the Finite Element Method (FEM) to account for the actual geometry of the Japan Trench and its forearc, as well as the 3D inhomogeneous structure of material properties in the subduction zone (i.e...
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While some communities have used existing cemeteries for siting mass graves, they are predominantly situated in convenient coastal locations closest to the largest number of bodies (Morgan et al.2006). Mass burials generally have two types of body arrangement, either with bodies in layers or in an...