Evidence item

The primary study reports that interface roughness up to 10 km was not a primary control on maximum earthquake potential. DIRECT_TEXT

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We conclude that, for the available observational data of plate interface geometry at 15 margins worldwide, roughness at a scale ≤10 km does not have a primary control in determining the maximum earthquake potential and is not a useful proxy to assess seismic hazard.