tectoplot_sketchfab_submission_Bryan

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Author name
bryanlow
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
522,254
Release Date
2021-09-17
License
CC BY 4.0
coastearthquakeschilesubductiontectoplotseismicityes3102slab20

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This 3D model shows both the topography of Chile and the seismic effect of the Nazca plate subducting under the South American plate off the coast of Chile using Slab2.0 data. This region is home to some of the largest earthquakes in the world, with magnitudes up to 9.5. Tectoplot command used to generate this 3D model: tectoplot -r VinadelMar.kml -t 01s -tshad 320 2 -tcpt -tr -tn 300 -noframe -c -b -geotiff -makeply topoexag 4 maxsize 500 side box 50 gray maptiff ocean -n -o VinadelMar_Low_Res_Oblique. Data sources: - EarthRelief topo retrieved from GMT Oceania serer (https://oceania.generic-mapping-tools.org) - Slab geometries from Slab 2.0, Hayes et al. 2018, doi:10.1126/science.aat4723