Why do continental normal fault earthquakes have smaller maximum magnitudes?

Keyphrases

• Centroid Moment Tensor 20%
• Classification Criteria 10%
• Continental Earthquake 10%
• Earthquake 10%
• Earthquake Magnitude 10%
• Fault Complexity 10%
• Fault Geometry 60%
• Fault Size 10%
• Frequency-magnitude Distribution 10%
• Maximum Magnitude 100%
• Mmax 70%
• Normal Fault 20%
• Normal Faulting Earthquake 100%
• Probability Calculations 10%
• Pure Extension 10%
• Seismic Hazard 10%
• Stress Difference 10%
• Stress Strength 10%
• Subduction Zone 10%
• Yield Stress 40%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Centroid Moment Tensor 33%
• Earthquake Magnitude 16%
• Fault Geometry 100%
• Frequency Distribution 16%
• Limiting Factor 16%
• Lithosphere 83%
• Seismic Hazard 16%
• Subduction Zone 16%
• Yield Point 66%