@article{fdi:010053605, title = {{T}he 2010 {M}-w 8.8 {M}aule megathrust earthquake of {C}entral {C}hile, monitored by {GPS}}, author = {{V}igny, {C}. and {S}ocquet, {A}. and {P}eyrat, {S}. and {R}uegg, {J}. {C}. and {M}etois, {M}. and {M}adariaga, {R}. and {M}orvan, {S}. and {L}ancieri, {M}. and {L}acassin, {R}. and {C}ampos, {J}. and {C}arrizo, {D}. and {B}ejar-{P}izarro, {M}. and {B}arrientos, {S}. and {A}rmijo, {R}. and {A}randa, {C}. and {V}alderas-{B}ermejo, {M}. {C}. and {O}rtega, {I}. and {B}ondoux, {F}rancis and {B}aize, {S}. and {L}yon-{C}aen, {H}. and {P}avez, {A}. and {V}ilotte, {J}. {P}. and {B}evis, {M}. and {B}rooks, {B}. and {S}malley, {R}. and {P}arra, {H}. and {B}aez, {J}. {C}. and {B}lanco, {M}. and {C}imbaro, {S}. and {K}endrick, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}arge earthquakes produce crustal deformation that can be quantified by geodetic measurements, allowing for the determination of the slip distribution on the fault. {W}e used data from {G}lobal {P}ositioning {S}ystem ({GPS}) networks in {C}entral {C}hile to infer the static deformation and the kinematics of the 2010 moment magnitude ({M}-w) 8.8 {M}aule megathrust earthquake. {F}rom elastic modeling, we found a total rupture length of similar to 500 kilometers where slip (up to 15 meters) concentrated on two main asperities situated on both sides of the epicenter. {W}e found that rupture reached shallow depths, probably extending up to the trench. {R}esolvable afterslip occurred in regions of low coseismic slip. {T}he low-frequency hypocenter is relocated 40 kilometers southwest of initial estimates. {R}upture propagated bilaterally at about 3.1 kilometers per second, with possible but not fully resolved velocity variations.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience}, volume = {332}, numero = {6036}, pages = {1417--1421}, ISSN = {0036-8075}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1126/science.1204132}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053605}, }