Evidence of Seismic Slip on a Large Splay Fault in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone

The Hikurangi subduction zone is capable of producing moderate to large earthquakes as well as regularly repeating slow slip events. However, it is unclear what structures host these different slip styles along the margin. Here we address whether splay faults can host seismic slip at shallow ( 1 m as observed in the 1947 Poverty and Tolaga Bay earthquakes.