Fractal and multifractal features of seismicity in the central zone of Chile: comparing intraplate and interplate datasets

Denisse Pastén; Víctor Muñoz

doi:10.3390/IECG2019-06228

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Fractal and multifractal features of seismicity in the central zone of Chile: comparing intraplate and interplate datasets

Denisse Pastén

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Víctor Muñoz

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¹ Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Chile
² Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Chile

Published: 13 June 2019 by MDPI in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences session Statistical Seismology

https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2019-06228

Abstract:

A fractal and multifractal study on a sample of superficial interplate and intraplate earthquakes in the central zone of Chile is made. Epicenter and hypocenter data are considered. We find that the fractal dimension and the multifractal spectrum exhibit dependence on location, which suggests that these measures of
complexity are able to distinguish interplate and intraplate seismicity.

Keywords: Fractals, multifractals, interplate seismicity, intraplate seismicity

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