Connecting slow earthquakes to huge earthquakes

K Obara, A Kato - Science, 2016 - science.org
Slow earthquakes are characterized by a wide spectrum of fault slip behaviors and seismic
radiation patterns that differ from those of traditional earthquakes. However, slow …

The generation of large earthquakes

A Kato, Y Ben-Zion - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading
to large earthquake generation remain enigmatic. However, recent observations provide …

The geophysics, geology and mechanics of slow fault slip

R Bürgmann - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Modern geodetic and seismologic observations describe the behavior of fault slip over a
vast range of spatial and temporal scales. Slip at sub-seismogenic speeds is evident from …

Investigations and new insights on earthquake mechanics from fault slip experiments

L Dong, Q Luo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Earthquakes occur mainly on active faults. Fault slip is closely related to seismicity and is
thus widely discussed in Geosciences, Seismology, and Engineering. Slip experiment is a …

Similarity of fast and slow earthquakes illuminated by machine learning

C Hulbert, B Rouet-Leduc, PA Johnson, CX Ren… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Tectonic faults fail in a spectrum of modes, ranging from earthquakes to slow slip events.
The physics of fast earthquakes are well described by stick–slip friction and elastodynamic …

Experimental study on the slip evolution of planar fractures subjected to cyclic normal stress

K Tao, W Dang, X Liao, X Li - International Journal of Coal Science & …, 2023 - Springer
The frictional rupture mechanisms of rock discontinuities considering the dynamic load
disturbance still remain unclear. This paper investigates the transitional behaviors of slip …

Precursory changes in seismic velocity for the spectrum of earthquake failure modes

MM Scuderi, C Marone, E Tinti, G Di Stefano… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Temporal changes in seismic velocity during the earthquake cycle have the potential to
illuminate physical processes associated with fault weakening and connections between the …

Slow and fast ruptures on a laboratory fault controlled by loading characteristics

GC Mclaskey, F Yamashita - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent geodetic observations indicate that a single fault may slip slowly and silently or fast
and seismically in different circumstances. We report laboratory experiments that …

Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes

JD Kirkpatrick, Å Fagereng, DR Shelly - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The recognition of slow earthquakes in geodetic and seismological data has transformed the
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …

Community‐driven code comparisons for three‐dimensional dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip

J Jiang, BA Erickson, VR Lambert… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS) provides a self‐
consistent, physics‐based framework to connect, interpret, and predict diverse geophysical …