Frontiers in Earth Science | Structural Geology and Tectonics

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2021

Structural Inheritance Controls Strain Distribution During Early Continental Rifting, Rukwa Rift

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Folarin Kolawole
Thomas B. Phillips
Estella A. Atekwana
Christopher A.-L. Jackson

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.707869

3,711 views
35 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2021

Variations in Forearc Stress and Changes in Principle Stress Orientations Caused by the 2004–2005 Megathrust Earthquakes in Sumatra, Indonesia

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Muhammad Taufiq Rafie
Phil R. Cummins
David P. Sahara
Sri Widiyantoro
Wahyu Triyoso
Andri Dian Nugraha

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.712144

3,033 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2021

Sandbox Modeling of Transrotational Tectonics With Changeable Poles: Implications for the Yinggehai Basin

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Jun Liu
Dong Jia
Hongwei Yin
Li Shen
Xiaogen Fan
Zhiyuan He
Jian Cui
Shuang Yang
Yong Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.687789

3,581 views
6 citations

Editorial

Published on 26 Jul 2021

Editorial: Unveiling Active Faults: Multiscale Perspectives and Alternative Approaches Addressing the Seismic Hazard Challenge

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Federica Ferrarini
Nathan A. Toké
Michele M. C. Carafa
J. Ramón Arrowsmith

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.738164

2,019 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2021

Margin-to-Margin Seafloor Spreading in the Eastern Gulf of Aden: A 16 Ma-Long History of Deformation and Magmatism from Seismic Reflection, Gravity and Magnetic Data

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Morgane Gillard
Sylvie Leroy
Mathilde Cannat
Heather Sloan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.707721

2,772 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2021

Influence of Regional Erosion and Sedimentary Loading on Fault Activities in Active Fold-Thrust Belts: Insights From Discrete Element Simulation and the Southern and Central Longmen Shan Fold-Thrust Belt

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Zhenyun Wu
Hongwei Yin
Changsheng Li
Xiulei Yang
Li Wang
Fuyuan Wang
Shaochun Dong
Dong Jia

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.659682

3,128 views
5 citations

Correction

Published on 16 Jul 2021

Corrigendum: Differential Erosion and Sedimentation Process at the Longmenshan Foreland Basin, Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Analog Experiments

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Qiang Luo
Bin Deng
Youhui Guang
Yu He
Hongbin Guo
Jiaqiang Huang
Rongjun Yang
Hao Yu
Jing Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.732878

799 views

Mini Review

Published on 12 Jul 2021

Tectono-Thermal Evolution of the Red Sea Rift

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Samuel C. Boone
Maria-Laura Balestrieri
Barry Kohn

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.713448

8,926 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2021

Seismic Reflection Images of Possible Mantle-Fluid Conduits and Basal Erosion in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Rupture Area

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Jin-Oh Park
Tetsuro Tsuru
Gou Fujie
Ehsan Jamali Hondori
Takanori Kagoshima
Naoto Takahata
Dapeng Zhao
Yuji Sano

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.687382

3,270 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2021

Novel Bathymetry of Lake Afdera Reveals Fault Structures and Volcano-Tectonic Features of an Incipient Transform Zone (Afar, Ethiopia)

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Jean-Charles Schaegis
Valentin Rime
Tesfaye Kidane
Jon Mosar
Ermias Filfilu Gebru
Balemwal Atnafu
Anneleen Foubert

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.706643

4,549 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2021

Submarine Active Faults and Morpho-Tectonics Around the Iberian Margins: Seismic and Tsunamis Hazards

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Luis Somoza
Teresa Medialdea
Pedro Terrinha
Adrià Ramos
Juan-Tomás Vázquez

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.653639

6,776 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2021

Multiple Lines of Evidence for a Potentially Seismogenic Fault Along the Central-Apennine (Italy) Active Extensional Belt–An Unexpected Outcome of the MW6.5 Norcia 2016 Earthquake

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Federica Ferrarini
Rita de Nardis
Francesco Brozzetti
Daniele Cirillo
J Ramón Arrowsmith
Giusy Lavecchia

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.642243

4,670 views
9 citations

Mini Review

Published on 17 Jun 2021

Plume Versus Slab-Pull: Example from the Arabian Plate

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Thamer Z. Aldaajani
Khalid A. Almalki
Peter G. Betts

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.700550

6,412 views
25 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2021

Exploiting Thermochronology to Quantify Exhumation Histories and Patterns of Uplift Along the Margins of Tibet

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Kevin P. Furlong
Eric Kirby
C. Gabriel Creason
Peter J. J. Kamp
Ganqing Xu
Martin Danišík
Xuhua Shi
Kip V. Hodges

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.688374

3,695 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2021

An Integrated Multiscale Method for the Characterisation of Active Faults in Offshore Areas. The Case of Sant’Eufemia Gulf (Offshore Calabria, Italy)

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

M. Corradino
F. Pepe
P. Burrato
M. Kanari
N. Parrino
G. Bertotti
A. Bosman
D. Casalbore
L. Ferranti
E. Martorelli

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.670557

3,807 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2021

Geologic and Structural Evolution of the NE Lau Basin, Tonga: Morphotectonic Analysis and Classification of Structures Using Shallow Seismicity

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Melissa O. Anderson
Chantal Norris-Julseth
Kenneth H. Rubin
Karsten Haase
Mark D. Hannington
Alan T. Baxter
Margaret S. Stewart

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.665185

8,492 views
11 citations