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Marcos Simón Moreno Switt

Associate Professor

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Interdisciplinary integration of geodetic, geophysical and geological data with numerical modeling to advance the knowledge of the physical mechanisms related to earthquake deformation and their role in seismic hazard.

Educación

  •  Geodesy, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN. Alemania, 2010
  •  Geologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2004
  •  Bachelor in Geology, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2002

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoc Full Time

    GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Alemania

    2010 - 2018

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Concepción, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Postdoc Full Time

    GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Alemania

    2010 - 2018

Formación de Capital Humano


Supervising experience of Master, PhDs and Postdoctoral fellows
PhD student supervisions

Jonathan Bedford, PhD Thesis, December 2015, Free University, Berlin. “Kinematic and dynamic characterization of the subduction seismic cycle in Northern and South-Central Chile: Modelling the Iquique 2014 Mw 8.1 and Maule 2010 Mw 8.8 GPS data and interpreting models alongside existing seismic catalogues”.

Shaoyang Li, PhD Thesis, March 2016, Free University, Berlin. “Geomechanical modeling of earthquake cycles in Chilean subduction zone”.

Master student supervisions
Isabel Urrutia, Master Thesis, January 2015, University of Concepcion and GFZ Potsdam. “Seismic cycle in the Arauco Peninsula, Chile ”.

Julia Erst, Master Thesis, March 2013, Technical University of Berlin. “Investigating robustness of slip inversions of GPS data”.

Daniela Owka, Master Thesis, April 2016, Free University, Berlin. “Analysing the rheological parameters controlling the continental deformation pattern along the Andean subduction zone – A study using 2D FEM”.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best young scientist award 2014 in the GFZ Potsdam

    GFZ Potsdam

    Alemania, 2014

    Best young scientist award 2014 in the GFZ Potsdam


 

Article (45)

Interplate Coupling and Seismic Potential in the Atacama Seismic Gap (Chile): Dismissing a Rigid Andean Sliver
Measuring Coastal Subsidence after Recent Earthquakes in Chile Central Using SAR Interferometry and GNSS Data
Role of poroelasticity during the early postseismic deformation of the 2010 Maule megathrust earthquake
Automatic Detection of Slow Slip Events Using the PICCA: Application to Chilean GNSS Data
Locking-derived tsunami scenarios for the most recent megathrust earthquakes in Chile: implications for tsunami hazard assessment
Sippl, Christian, Marcos Moreno, and Roberto Benavente. "Microseismicity appears to outline highly coupled regions on the Central Chile megathrust
Months-long thousand-kilometre-scale wobbling before great subduction earthquakes
Breaking a subduction-termination from top to bottom: The large 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand
Earthquake segmentation in northern Chile correlates with curved plate geometry
Role of Lower Crust in the Postseismic Deformation of the 2010 Maule Earthquake: Insights from a Model with Power-Law Rheology
Back to full interseismic plate locking decades after the giant 1960 Chile earthquake
Characterizing Afterslip and Ground Displacement Rate Increase Following the 2014 Iquique-Pisagua M-w 8.1 Earthquake, Northern Chile
Chilean megathrust earthquake recurrence linked to frictional contrast at depth
Geometrical and Frictional Effects on Incomplete Rupture and Shallow Slip Deficit in Ramp-Flat Structures
Spatiotemporal Variation of Mantle Viscosity and the Presence of Cratonic Mantle Inferred From 8 Years of Postseismic Deformation Following the 2010 Maule, Chile, Earthquake
The Chilean GNSS Network: Current Status and Progress toward Early Warning Applications
Postseismic uplift of the Andes following the 2010 Maule earthquake: Implications for mantle rheology
Reawakening of large earthquakes in south central Chile: The 2016 M-w 7.6 Chiloe event
The first since 1960: A large event in the Valdivia segment of the Chilean Subduction Zone, the 2016 M7.6 Melinka earthquake
The super-interseismic phase of the megathrust earthquake cycle in Chile
Aftershock seismicity and tectonic setting of the 2015 September 16 M w 8.3 Illapel earthquake, Central Chile
Contrasting amount of fluids along the megathrust ruptured by the 2010 Maule earthquake as revealed by a combined analysis of aftershocks and afterslip
Coseismic slip and afterslip of the 2015 M w 8.3 Illapel (Chile) earthquake determined from continuous GPS data
Local tsunami warnings: Perspectives from recent large events
Separating rapid relocking, afterslip, and viscoelastic relaxation: An application of the postseismic straightening method to the Maule 2010 cGPS
The 2015 Illapel earthquake, central Chile: A type case for a characteristic earthquake?
Clusters of megaearthquakes on upper plate faults control the Eastern Mediterranean hazard
Investigating the final seismic swarm before the Iquique-Pisagua 2014 M-w 8.1 by comparison of continuous GPS and seismic foreshock data
Near-field co-seismic ionospheric response due to the northern Chile M-w 8.1 Pisagua earthquake on April 1, 2014 from GPS observations
Revisiting viscoelastic effects on interseismic deformation and locking degree: A case study of the Peru-North Chile subduction zone
Vertical deformation through a complete seismic cycle at Isla Santa Maria, Chile
Comparison of postseismic afterslip models with aftershock seismicity for three subduction-zone earthquakes: Nias 2005, Maule 2010 and Tohoku 2011
Gradual unlocking of plate boundary controlled initiation of the 2014 Iquique earthquake
Locking of the Chile subduction zone controlled by fluid pressure before the 2010 earthquake
Splay fault triggering by great subduction earthquakes inferred from finite element models
A high-resolution, time-variable afterslip model for the 2010 Maule Mw=8.8, Chile megathrust earthquake
Aftershock seismicity of the 27 February 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake rupture zone
Darwin seismic gap closed by the 2010 Maule earthquake
Estimating coseismic coastal uplift with an intertidal mussel: calibration for the 2010 Maule Chile earthquake (M-w=8.8)
Splay fault slip during the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake
Toward understanding tectonic control on the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake
Heterogeneous plate locking in the South-Central Chile subduction zone: Building up the next great earthquake
2010 Maule earthquake slip correlates with pre-seismic locking of Andean subduction zone
Impact of megathrust geometry on inversion of coseismic slip from geodetic data: Application to the 1960 Chile earthquake
Active faulting and heterogeneous deformation across a megathrust segment boundary from GPS data, south central Chile (36-39 degrees S)

EditorialMaterial (1)

Splay fault slip during the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake Reply

Proyecto (4)

Toward understanding transient-to-precursory earthquake deformation in Chile
INVESTIGATING THE FEEDBACK BETWEEN MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES AND CONTINENTAL PLATE FAULTING=> CONSEQUENCES FOR SEISMIC HAZARD IN METROPOLITAN CHILE. INTERACT
TRANSTEQ- Modeling and Understanding Transient Earthquake Deformation. From the group project=> the Pisagua Earthquake Sequence - a ChAnce for Detailed Observations of Seismogenesis - PESCADOS
Seismic and aseismic deformation processes associated with the 2010 Maule earthquake. Project from=> MARISCOS MAule eaRthquake=> Integration of Seismic Cycle Observations and Structural investigations
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Marcos Moreno

Associate Professor

Departamento de Geofísica

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

15
JUAN BAEZ

Jefe de Geodesia

Geofisica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

8
Daniel Melnick

Profesor TItular

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

5
Andres Tassara

Profesor Asociado

Department of Earth Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepcion, Chile

5
Marco Cisternas

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Geografía

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

Valparaiso, Chile

3
Gabriel Gonzalez

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

3
Mahesh Shrivastava

Assistant Professor

Department of Geosciences

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

3
Klaus Bataille

Profesor

Ciencias de la Tierra

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

3
Eduardo Contreras

Professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOFÍSICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Sergio Barrientos

Director

Centro Sismológico Nacional

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FAC CS FIS Y MAT, DPTO GEOFISICA

Santiago, Chile

2
Pablo Salazar

ACADEMICO

CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Ricardo Norambuena

Investigador

Oceanografía

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Gonzalo Yañez

profesor asociado

estructuras y geotecnia

pontificia universidad catolica

Santiago, Chile

1
Sergio Ruiz

Profesor Asociado

Geofísica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Sebastián Riquelme

Chief Operations Officer

Centro Sismológico Nacional

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Ortega

Assistant Professor

Department of Geophysics

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
JUAN DE LA LLERA

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ingeniería

PONTIFICIA UNVIERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan González

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Civil Engineering

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Raul Madariaga

Profesor experto

Facultad de ciencias fisicas y Matematicas

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile