Large seismogenic faults consist of approximately meter-thick fault cores surrounded by
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …

Earthquake precursory processes have been central to scientific inquiry for nearly a century.
Recent advancements in earthquake monitoring, geodesy, and data analysis including …

The existence of an observable precursory phase of slip on the fault before large
earthquakes has been debated for decades. Although observations preceding several large …

Earthquake forecasting and prediction have long and in some cases sordid histories but
recent work has rekindled interest based on advances in early warning, hazard assessment …

Natural earthquakes often have very few observable foreshocks which significantly
complicates tracking potential preparatory processes. To better characterize expected …

Compression‐induced tensile and shear fractures were reported to be the two fundamental
fracture types in rock fracturing tests. This study investigates such tensile and shear …

In this study we explore experimentally the effects of fault heterogeneity on the rupture
nucleation. We conducted friction experiments between two polycarbonate plates, with a …

Abstract Machine learning can predict the timing and magnitude of laboratory earthquakes
using statistics of acoustic emissions. The evolution of acoustic energy is critical for lab …

Understanding the connection between seismic activity and the earthquake nucleation
process is a fundamental goal in earthquake seismology with important implications for …

Fluids are pervasive in fault zones cutting the Earth's crust; however, the effect of fluid
viscosity on fault mechanics is mainly conjectured by theoretical models. We present friction …