New papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (May 2026)

Here is the latest paper list with a nice variety of topics and also geographically quite divers I think. Enjoy reading, and let me know if I have missed a paper.

• Hough, S. E. (2026). Only Very Strong Shaking Can Break a Tree. The Seismic Record, 6(2), 138-146.
• Ishimura, D., Takahashi, N., Tsutsumi, H., Homma, S., Mukoyama, S., & Ichihara, T. (2026). Paleoseismic trenching on slip-partitioned surface ruptures associated with the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Seismica, 5(1).
• Finley, T., Nissen, E., Leonard, L. J., Cassidy, J. F., Prush, V., & Miller, B. (2026). Holocene Normal Faulting in the Southern Rocky Mountain Trench; Orogenic Collapse Modulated by Glacial Unloading?. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131(4), e2025JB032339.
• Maurer, J., Eckert, A., Sun, Q., & Obrist‐Farner, J. (2026). Deformation and earthquake potential on the North America–Caribbean–Cocos plate boundary system in Guatemala. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131(4), e2025JB032397.
• Chen, P., Li, H., Pan, J., & Li, C. (2026). Active tectonic deformation and geomorphic features along the creeping Laohushan segment of the Haiyuan fault zone, northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Structural Geology, 105687.
• Wang, D., Wu, L., Dong, Y., Li, K., & Ge, M. (2026). Tectonic geomorphology of the Dayingjiang-Nantinghe fault belt between the Red River fault and the Sagaing Fault: Insight into deep dynamics and seismic hazards. Geomorphology, 110308.
• Qiu, C., Yu, Z., Li, L., Wang, W., Zhao, Q., Zheng, R., & Yang, Y. (2026). Late Quaternary activities of the Xinbaoan–Shacheng fault in the North China Plain. Scientific Reports.
• Mariani, M., D’Annibale, S., Falcucci, E., Galadini, F., Gori, S., & Bonifacio, L. (2026). Evolution of karstic, intermontane plateaux and basins mimicking fault activity: the Rocca di Mezzo case study in the central Apennines, Italy. Annals of Geophysics, 69.
• Dai, X., Li, Z., Zhang, P., Qiu, Q., Wang, W., Yang, X., … & Sun, W. (2026). Fault zone scarp area defines earthquake magnitude. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
• Whittaker, A. C., Hook, J., & Bell, R. E. (2026). New constraints on the activity and evolution of the young Aigion‐Erineos fault system, Gulf of Corinth, Greece. Tectonics, 45(4), e2025TC009049.
• Ormeni, R., Öztürk, S., Piccardi, L., Hoxha, I., Vittori, E., & Di Manna, P., Peci, N., Muçaj, D., & Gjuzi, O. (2025). Spatio-Temporal Seismicity Analysis Along Active Fault Zones In Albania. Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences, 63. 1-20.
• Piccardi, L., Di Manna, P., Vittori, E., Hoxha, I., Ormeni, R., Comerci, V., Blumetti, A., Gega, D., Naco, P., & D’Alessandro, A. (2025). Migrating Earthquake Sequences on Major Fault Systems in Southern and Eastern Albania (1851-1942). Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences, 63. 21-42.
• Konon, A., Nadimi, A., Mikołajczak, M., Rybak-Ostrowska, B., Wyglądała, M., & Bouzari, S. (2026). Late Pliocene to Quaternary evolution of the Shotori strike-slip deformation belt: The interplay between thin-and thick-skinned tectonics along the border between the Tabas and Lut blocks, Iran. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
• Heydari, M., Kreutzer, S., Hung, CC. et al. (2026). Unveiling earthquakes: thermoluminescence signal resetting of a natural polymineral sample in laboratory-produced fault gouge. Sci Rep 16, 12746. 
• Blanc, P. A., Colavitto, B., Tejada, F., Onorato, M. R., Haro, F., Alcácer, J. M., … & Vargas, H. N. (2026). Late Quaternary thrust faulting in the western front of the Eastern Precordillera: the Villicum–Zonda–Pedernal fault system in the Sierra Chica de Zonda section, Central Andes of Argentina. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 115(3), 28.
• Patrnčiak, L., & Štěpančíková, P. (2026). Application of Morphometric Indices on Železné Hory Mts. Fault (Central Bohemian Massif; Czechia) to Assess its Neotectonic Activity. Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, 23(1), 99.
• Iwasa, Y., Kumahara, Y., Sumitani, Y., & Tabuchi, Y. (2026). Temporal changes in surface afterslip along the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake rupture revealed by repeated field surveys. Seismica, 5(1).
• Sharrocks, P., Peakall, J., Hodgson, D., Barlow, N., McKay, J., & Naruse, H. (2026). Debritic head formation during the Tōhoku-oki 2011 tsunami reveals enhanced risk. Journal of the Geological Society, 183. 
• Anderson‐Merritt, E. O., Cooke, M. L., & Scharer, K. (2026). Stress States on the Eve of Past Earthquakes Inform Earthquake Rupture Through Fault Complexity Along the San Andreas and San Jacinto Faults. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
• Reitman, N. G., Wang, Y., Kuo, Y.-T., Hanagan, C., Hatem, A. E., DuRoss, C. B., Chen, C.-C., Goldberg, D. E., Yin, H. Z., Briggs, R. W., Thompson Jobe, J. A., Nicovich, S. R., Lynch, E. M., Powell, J., Barnhart, W. D., & Schmit, R. (2026). Surface Rupture and Slip Distribution of the 2025 Mw7.7 Mandalay Earthquake and Updated Length Scaling of Supershear Earthquakes. SRL.
• Kearse, J., & Kaneko, Y. (2026). Stopping phase reveals abrupt arrest of large strike-slip earthquakes. Science, eaef3733.
• Stanko, D., Sović, I., Markušić, S., Kovačić, M., Ivančić, I., Jug, J., … & Salic Makreska, R. (2026). Insights from Macroseismic Data to Characterize Localized Topographic Damage Patterns in Northern Croatia After the 2020 Zagreb and Petrinja Earthquakes. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 1-30.
• Geng, S., Wei, Z., Xi, X., Deng, Y., Zhang, D., Ma, C., & He, H. (2026). Temporal and Spatial Variations in Late Quaternary Slip Rates Along the Daliangshan Fault Zone in the Southeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau Based on High-Resolution Topographic Data. Geosciences, 16(5), 167.
• Crosetto, M., Cuevas-González, M., Mróz, M. S., Moldestad, D. A., Raspini, F., Casagli, N., & Guerrieri, L. (2026). European Ground Motion Service: A Decade of Sentinel-1 Observations. Remote sensing of Environment.
• Antoine, S. L., Liu, Z., Mallick, R., Delorme, A., & Klinger, Y. (2026). Kilometer-wide crustal yielding associated with the 2021 Mw7. 4 Maduo, Tibet, surface rupture. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 681, 119868.
• Herak, M., & Herak, D. (2026). Revision of the magnitude–epicentral intensity–focal depth relation for earthquakes in Croatia and the surrounding areas. Journal of Seismology, 30(2), 36.

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