Fig. 1: Structure of the Nusfjord region. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Structure of the Nusfjord region.

From: Earthquake nucleation in the lower crust by local stress amplification

Fig. 1

a Map of Nusfjord anorthosite showing locations of shear zones and large dykes. Red shading indicates the extent of the high strain zone containing frequent cross-cutting shear zones. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org.uk/copyright). b Block diagram showing three-dimensional structure of interlocking shear zones in various orientations. c Cross section taken from line X–X′ shown on map in 1a. The thickness of shear zones in the map is not representative of the actual thickness in field.

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