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Oct 2026
A Spectrum of Elastic and Inelastic Distributed Surface Deformation: Remote Observations of the 2026 Venezuela Earthquakes
On 24 June 2026, moment magnitude (Mw) 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela along the right-lateral Boconó and San Sebastián faults, initiating on land west of Morón. Intense shaking and damage, with preliminary subsurface slip estimates, indicate >215 km long, ∼70% offshore eastward rupture propagation,...
C. Hanagan, N. Reitman, O. Pérez et al.
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