Electronic Supplement to
Evidence for Truncated Exponential Probability Distribution of Earthquake Slip

by Kiran K. S. Thingbaijam and P. Martin Mai

Table S1. List of Earthquakes and Rupture Models Used in the Present Study

Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Region evTAG* Mw† M0 (N·m)† Rake (°) Subduction‡
03/10/1974 Central Coast, Peru s1974PERUCE01HART 8.01 1.18E+21 092.5 +
12/06/1978 Miyagiki, Japan s1978MIYAGI01YAMA 7.61 2.91E+20 096.6 +
16/09/1978 Tabas, Iran s1978TABASI01HART 7.09 4.82E+19 125.0
15/10/1979 Imperial Valley, California s1979IMPERI01ARCH 6.53 6.99E+18 180.0
s1979IMPERI01HART 6.58 8.23E+18 176.3
s1979IMPERI01ZENG 6.35 3.80E+18 183.4
25/10/1981 Playa Azul, Mexico s1981PLAYAA01MEND 7.25 8.49E+19 090.0 +
28/10/1983 Borah Peak, Idaho s1983BORAHP01MEND 6.82 1.90E+19 280.0
24/04/1984 Morgan Hill, California s1984MORGAN01BERO 6.28 2.94E+18 180.0
s1984MORGAN01HART 6.07 1.41E+18 180.0
03/03/1985 Central Chile s1985CENTRA01MEND 8.16 1.96E+21 115.0 +
19/09/1985 Michoacan, Mexico s1985MICHOA01MEND 8.01 1.15E+21 076.4 +
21/09/1985 Zihuatanejo, Mexico s1985ZIHUAT01MEND 7.42 1.53E+20 100.0 +
05/10/1985 Nahanni, Canada s1985NAHANN01HART 6.63 1.00E+19 090.0
23/12/1985 Nahanni, Canada s1985NAHANN02HART 6.75 1.50E+19 090.0
08/07/1986 North Palm Springs, California s1986NORTHP01HART 6.21 2.28E+18 124.0
s1986NORTHP01MEND 6.14 1.79E+18 154.0
01/10/1987 Whittier Narrows, California s1987WHITTI01HART 5.89 7.72E+17 090.0
24/11/1987 Superstition Hills, California s1987SUPERS01LARS s1987SUPERS01WALD 6.60 8.88E+18 180.0
6.51 6.57E+18 180.0
24/11/1987 Elmore Ranch, California s1987ELMORE01LARS 6.52 6.82E+18 000.0
18/10/1989 Loma Prieta, California s1989LOMAPR01BERO 6.95 2.97E+19 148.4
s1989LOMAPR01EMOL 6.91 2.59E+19 140.0
s1989LOMAPR01STEI 6.99 3.45E+19 138.2
s1989LOMAPR01WALD 6.94 2.89E+19 143.3
s1989LOMAPR01ZENG 6.98 3.30E+19 147.6
25/12/1989 Ungava, Canada s1989UNGAVA01HART 6.04 1.30E+18 090.0
23/04/1992 Joshua Tree, California s1992JOSHUA01BENN 6.25 2.70E+18 000.0
s1992JOSHUA01HOUG 6.15 1.86E+18 000.0
28/06/1992 Landers, California s1992LANDER01COHE 7.08 4.66E+19 180.0
s1992LANDER01WALD 7.28 9.26E+19 180.0
s1992LANDER01ZENG 7.20 7.20E+19 179.7
12/07/1993 Hokkaido–Nansei-Oki, Japan s1993HOKKAI01MEND 7.60 2.85E+20 095.0 +
17/01/1994 Northridge, California s1994NORTHR01DREG 6.66 1.10E+19 105.0
s1994NORTHR01HART 6.73 1.40E+19 101.1
s1994NORTHR01HUDN 6.81 1.82E+19 100.0
s1994NORTHR01SHEN 6.84 2.05E+19 077.5
s1994NORTHR01WALD 6.80 1.75E+19 098.4
s1994NORTHR01ZENG 6.71 1.30E+19 100.1
28/12/1994 Sanriku-Oki, Japan s1994SANRIK01NAGA 7.70 3.99E+20 090.0 +
s1994SANRIK01NAKA 7.88 7.49E+20 090.0 +
17/01/1995 Kobe, Japan s1995KOBEJA01CHOx 6.80 1.76E+19 180.0
s1995KOBEJA01IDEx 6.89 2.44E+19 180.0
s1995KOBEJA01KOKE 6.87 2.60E+19 180.0
s1995KOBEJA01WALD 6.92 2.69E+19 171.6
s1995KOBEJA01YOSH 6.86 2.22E+19 194.8
s1995KOBEJA01ZENG 6.90 2.55E+19 180.0
s1995KOBEJA02SEKI 7.02 3.75E+19 180.0
14/09/1995 Copala, Mexico s1995COPALA01COUR 7.30 8.90E+19 075.0 +
09/10/1995 Colima, Mexico s1995COLIMA01MEND 7.96 9.67E+20 092.0 +
19/10/1996 Hyuga-nada, Japan s1996HYUGAx01YAGI 6.81 1.84E+19 100.2 +
12/11/1996 Nazca Ridge, Peru s1996NAZCAR01SALI 7.84 6.57E+20 047.0 +
s1996NAZCAR01SPEN 8.06 1.38E+21 052.0 +
02/12/1996 Hyuga-nada, Japan s1996HYUGAx02YAGI 6.68 1.19E+19 088.5 +
13/05/1997 Kagoshimaen-hoku-seibu, Japan s1997KAGOSH02HORI 6.01 1.16E+18 346.0
26/03/1997 Kagoshimaen-hoku-seibu, Japan s1997KAGOSH01HORI 6.10 1.50E+18 001.0
s1997KAGOSH01MIYA 6.04 1.28E+18 002.2
25/06/1997 Yamaguchi, Japan s1997YAMAGU01IDEx 5.81 5.86E+17 182.0
s1997YAMAGU01MIYA 5.82 6.05E+17 180.0
25/03/1998 Antarctica s1998ANTARC01ANTO 7.98 1.07E+21 001.0
25/03/1998 Antarctica s1998ANTARC02ANTO 7.76 4.85E+20 318.0
03/09/1998 Iwate, Japan s1998IWATEJ01NAKA 6.30 3.20E+18 131.0
30/09/1999 Oaxaca, Mexico s1999OAXACA01HERN 7.47 1.82E+20 276.6
20/09/1999 ChiChi, Taiwan s1999CHICHI01CHIx 7.68 3.73E+20 066.4
s1999CHICHI01SEKI 7.63 3.11E+20 059.0
s1999CHICHI01ZENG 7.61 2.91E+20 070.0
s1999CHICHI02MAxx 7.69 3.87E+20 066.0
16/10/1999 Hector Mine, California s1999HECTOR01JONS 7.16 6.26E+19 175.0
s1999HECTOR01KAVE 7.24 8.06E+19 180.0
s1999HECTOR01SALI 7.14 5.82E+19 175.6
17/08/1999 Izmit, Turkey s1999IZMITT01BOUC 7.59 2.70E+20 180.0
s1999IZMITT01CAKI 7.47 1.77E+20 180.0
s1999IZMITT01DELO 7.56 2.44E+20 178.8
s1999IZMITT01REIL 7.42 1.54E+20 180.0
s1999IZMITT01SEKI 7.44 1.63E+20 180.0
s1999IZMITT01YAGI 7.40 1.41E+20 180.0
12/11/1999 Duzce, Turkey s1999DUZCET01BIRG 6.71 1.28E+19 192.0
s1999DUZCET01DELO 7.18 6.66E+19 187.4
17/06/2000 Kleifarvatn, Iceland s2000KLEIFA01SUDH 5.87 7.15E+17 190.4
06/10/2000 Tottori, Japan s2000TOTTOR01IWAT 6.86 2.16E+19 355.2
s2000TOTTOR01PIAT 6.60 1.70E+19 000.0
s2000TOTTOR01SEKI 6.83 2.00E+19 350.4
s2000TOTTOR01SEMM 6.73 1.40E+19 000.0
26/01/2001 Bhuj, India s2001BHUJIN01ANTO 7.38 1.33E+20 077.0
s2001BHUJIN01COPL 7.60 2.82E+20 070.8
s2001BHUJIN01YAGI 7.66 3.45E+20 081.0
24/03/2001 Geiyo, Japan s2001GEIYOJ01KAKE 6.68 1.19E+19 306.3
s2001GEIYOJ01SEKI 6.79 1.73E+19 278.0
03/11/2002 Denali, Alaska s2002DENALI01ASAN 7.87 7.08E+20 175.4
22/01/2003 Colima, Mexico s2003COLIMA01YAGI 7.50 2.30E+20 093.0 +
21/05/2003 Boumerdes, Algeria s2003BOUMER01SEMM 7.10 5.90E+19 090.0
25/07/2003 Miyagi-Hokubu, Japan s2003MIYAGI01MIUR 6.08 1.48E+18 180.0
25/09/2003 Tokachi-Oki, Japan s2003TOKACH01KOKE 8.21 2.36E+21 090.0 +
s2003TOKACH01YAGI 8.16 1.92E+21 130.0 +
s2003TOKACH01YAMA 8.03 1.25E+21 109.0 +
28/09/2004 Parkfield, California s2004PARKFI01CUST 6.06 1.36E+18 159.9
s2004PARKFI01DREG 6.00 1.13E+18 180.0
s2004PARKFI01JIxx 5.90 7.94E+17 179.6
26/12/2004 Sumatra—Andaman s2004SUMATR01AMMO 9.10 6.50E+22 105.0 +
s2004SUMATR01JIxx 8.89 2.46E+22 090.6 +
28/03/2005 Sumatra s2005SUMATR01JIxx 8.70 1.26E+22 100.9 +
s2005SUMATR01KONC 8.50 6.31E+21 101.6 +
s2005SUMATR01SHAO 8.68 1.17E+22 093.8 +
20/03/2005 Fukuoka, Japan s2005FUKUOK01ASAN 6.60 1.15E+19 201.3
15/06/2005 Northern California s2005NORTHE01SHAO 7.20 7.08E+19 357.3
16/08/2005 Honshu, Japan s2005HONSHU01SHAO 7.50 2.00E+20 096.3 +
08/10/2005 Kashmir s2005KASHMI01KONC 7.60 2.82E+20 107.9
s2005KASHMI01SHAO 7.60 2.82E+20 109.1
17/07/2006 Java, Indonesia s2006JAVAIN01YAGI 7.82 6.77E+20 095.0 +
s2006SOUTHE01JIxx 7.70 3.98E+20 096.8 +
s2006SOUTHE01KONC 7.90 7.94E+20 086.4 +
15/11/2006 Kuril Islands s2006KURILI01JIxx 8.30 3.16E+21 099.8 +
s2006KURILI01LAYx 8.40 5.02E+21 094.3 +
s2006KURILI01SLAD 8.30 3.16E+21 096.7 +
26/12/2006 Pingtung, Taiwan s2006PINGTU02YENx 6.80 1.80E+19 002.0
12/09/2007 Benkulu, Indonesia s2007BENKUL01JIxx 8.40 4.47E+21 106.5 +
s2007BENKUL02GUSM 8.50 6.70E+21 115.0 +
s2007BENKUL02KONC 8.40 4.47E+21 100.6 +
13/01/2007 Kuril Islands s2007KURILI01JIxx 8.10 1.58E+21 253.4
s2007KURILI01SLAD 8.10 1.58E+21 267.2
01/04/2007 Solomon Islands s2007SOLOMO01JIxx 8.10 1.58E+21 083.4 +
12/09/2007 Pagai, Indonesia s2007PAGAII01JIxx 7.90 7.94E+20 105.5 +
s2007PAGAII01KONC 7.90 7.94E+20 108.3 +
s2007PAGAII01SLAD 7.90 7.94E+20 102.3 +
16/07/2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-Oki s2007NIIGAT01CIRE 6.60 1.60E+19 101.0
15/08/2007 Pisco Peru s2007PISCOP01JIxx 8.00 1.12E+21 066.8 +
s2007PISCOP01KONC 8.00 1.12E+21 061.2 +
s2007PISCOP01SLAD 8.00 1.12E+21 061.6 +
14/11/2007 Tocopilla, Chile s2007TOCOPI01JIxx 7.81 5.82E+20 099.1 +
s2007TOCOPI01MOTA 7.80 5.62E+20 080.5 +
s2007TOCOPI01SLAD 7.70 3.98E+20 096.5 +
s2007TOCOPI01ZENG 7.70 3.98E+20 101.7 +
s2007TOCOPI03BEJA 7.70 3.98E+20 104.0 +
20/02/2008 Simeulue, Indonesia s2008SIMEUL01HAYE 7.40 1.41E+20 070.0 +
s2008SIMEUL01SLAD 7.40 1.41E+20 083.5 +
12/05/2008 Wenchuan, China s2008WENCHU01JIxx 7.90 7.94E+20 144.9
s2008WENCHU01SLAD 7.90 7.94E+20 136.5
s2008WENCHU01YAGI 8.03 1.41E+21 145.0
s2008WENCHU03FIEL 7.92 9.50E+20 139.4
06/04/2009 L’Aquila, Italy s2009LAQUIL01GUAL 6.30 3.13E+18 263.5
s2009LAQUIL02CIRE 6.10 3.10E+18 270.0
13/06/2008 Iwate-Miyagi, Japan s2008IWATEx01CULT 7.00 3.65E+19 105.0
s2008IWATEx01HAYE 6.80 1.78E+19 101.5
15/07/2009 Fiordland, New Zealand s2009FIORDL01HAYE 7.60 2.82E+20 070.0 +
03/08/2009 Gulf of California s2009GULFOF01HAYE 6.90 2.51E+19 186.8
30/09/2009 Padang, Indonesia s2009PADANG02SLAD 7.60 2.82E+20 122.8 +
07/10/2009 Vanuatu s2009VANUAT01HAYE 7.80 5.62E+20 070.4 +
s2009VANUAT01SLAD 7.60 2.82E+20 079.7 +
16/11/2008 Sulawesi, Indonesia s2008SULAWE01SLAD 7.30 1.00E+20 085.6 +
03/01/2009 Papua s2009PAPUAx01HAYE 7.60 2.82E+20 069.7 +
27/02/2010 Maule, Chile s2010MAULEC01DELO 8.80 1.78E+22 104.2 +
s2010MAULEC01HAYE 8.77 1.60E+22 106.4 +
s2010MAULEC01LUTT 8.80 1.78E+22 076.1 +
s2010MAULEC01SHAO 8.90 2.51E+22 111.9 +
s2010MAULEC02LORI 8.80 1.78E+22 106.4 +
28/05/2009 Offshore Honduras s2009OFFSHO01HAYE 7.30 1.00E+20 328.3
04/04/2010 El Mayor–Cucapah, Mexico s2010ELMAYO01WEIx 7.29 1.10E+20 178.1
06/04/2010 Northern Sumatra s2010NORTHE01HAYE 7.80 5.62E+20 087.6 +
09/05/2010 Northern Sumatra s2010NORTHE02HAYE 7.20 7.08E+19 079.3 +
03/09/2010 Darfield, New Zealand s2010DARFIE01ATZO 7.10 5.01E+19 186.1
s2010DARFIE01HAYE 7.02 3.80E+19 160.5
21/12/2010 Bonin Islands s2010BONINI01HAYE 7.40 1.41E+20 242.4
25/12/2010 Vanuatu s2010VANUAT01HAYE 7.30 1.00E+20 249.7
12/01/2010 Haiti s2010HAITIx01CALA 7.10 5.04E+19 031.6
s2010HAITIx01HAYE 7.00 3.55E+19 043.6
18/01/2011 Pakistan s2011PAKIST01HAYE 7.20 7.08E+19 251.8
s2011PAKIST02HAYE 7.20 7.08E+19 293.5
11/03/2011 Tohoku, Japan s2011TOHOKU01AMMO 9.00 3.90E+22 085.0 +
s2011TOHOKU01HAYE 9.05 4.22E+22 086.3 +
s2011TOHOKU01YAGI 9.11 5.75E+22 085.0 +
s2011TOHOKU01YAMA 9.00 3.90E+22 089.4 +
s2011TOHOKU01YUEx 9.00 5.92E+22 090.0 +
s2011TOHOKU03WEIx 9.09 5.50E+22 087.5 +
s2011TOHOKU04SHAO 9.10 5.01E+22 086.3 +
20/08/2011 Vanuatu s2011VANUAT01HAYE 7.30 1.00E+20 111.1 +
23/10/2011 Van, Turkey s2011VANTUR01HAYE 7.10 5.01E+19 059.4
s2011VANTUR01SHAO 7.13 5.56E+19 059.7
10/01/2012 Sumatra s2012SUMATR03HAYE 7.20 7.08E+19 178.5
20/03/2012 Oaxaca, Mexico s2012OAXACA01HAYE 7.40 1.41E+20 092.7 +
11/04/2012 Sumatra s2012SUMATR01SHAO 8.64 1.02E+22 004.9
s2012SUMATR01YUEx 8.70 1.26E+22 193.0
s2012SUMATR02HAYE 8.56 7.76E+21 172.7
24/05/2013 Okhotsk Sea s2013OKHOTS01WEIx 8.39 4.80E+21 260.8 –
02/06/2013 Santa Cruz Islands s2013SANTAC01LAYx 8.06 1.54E+21 053.8 +
31/08/2012 East of Sulangan, Philippines s2012EASTOF01HAYE 7.59 2.72E+20 066.8 +
05/09/2012 Costa Rica s2012COSTAR01HAYE 7.57 2.54E+20 099.7 +
s2012COSTAR01YUEx 7.60 2.82E+20 101.1 +
24/09/2013 Balochistan, Pakistan s2013BALOCH01AVOU 7.70 3.98E+20 010.3
28/10/2012 Masset, Canada s2012MASSET01LAYx 7.82 6.74E+20 112.6 +
s2012MASSET01SHAO 7.72 4.27E+20 118.6 +

*These rupture models are extracted from the SRCMOD database and identified by unique identifiers (evTAGs; see Data and Resources).

†The estimated magnitude of the event is given in moment magnitude Mw and seismic moment M0.

‡The + symbol represents flag for subduction reverse dip-slip earthquake.

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