Dear Dr. Harrichhausen, dear Nicolas,

I have now received a re-evaluation of your manuscript and have read the updated version myself. While you have made substantial improvements to the manuscript, some issues, particularly concerning slip rates and uncertainties remain to be clarified. I am sure that you can accommodate the constructive criticism, and look forward to receiving an updated version. I will then do final evaluation myself.

Kind regards,
Christoph von Hagke

Dear Dr. Harrichhausen, dear co-authors,

Thank you for the revised version of the manuscript. A key point raised in the second review concerned the calculation of slip rates. In your updated version you present your calculations much more clearly. I am therefore happy to accept your manuscript.

Some technical corrections should still be done, e.g., correcting typos like "deformationrate" or "NAS ." (space).

Congratulations and kind regards,
Christoph von Hagke

Dear authors,

Following Christoph von Hagke's recommendation, I am accepting your paper for publication in SE subject to a thorough revision to resolve any remaining typos.

Thanks for submitting your work to SE.
Kind regards,
Florian Fusseis