Cascade and pre-slip models oversimplify the complexity of earthquake preparation in nature

P Martínez-Garzón, P Poli - Communications Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Earthquake precursory processes have been central to scientific inquiry for nearly a century.
Recent advancements in earthquake monitoring, geodesy, and data analysis including …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory experiments on fault behavior towards better understanding of injection-induced seismicity in geoenergy systems

Y Ji, H Hofmann, K Duan, A Zang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Induced seismicity associated with fluid injection into underground formations jeopardizes
the sustainable utilization of the subsurface. Understanding the fault behavior is the key to …

Slow rupture in a fluid-rich fault zone initiated the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto earthquake

Z Ma, H Zeng, H Luo, Z Liu, Y Jiang, Y Aoki, W Wang… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The 2024 moment magnitude 7.5 Noto Peninsula (Japan) earthquake caused devastation to
communities and was generated by a complex rupture process. Using space geodetic and …

High‐rate fluid injection reduces the nucleation length of laboratory earthquakes on critically stressed faults in granite

Y Ji, L Wang, H Hofmann, G Kwiatek… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted fluid injection experiments on cylindrical low‐permeability granite samples
with a critically stressed sawcut fault at local injection rates of 0.2 and 0.8 mL/min and …

Creep fronts and complexity in laboratory earthquake sequences illuminate delayed earthquake triggering

SBL Cebry, CY Ke, S Shreedharan, C Marone… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Earthquakes occur in clusters or sequences that arise from complex triggering mechanisms,
but direct measurement of the slow subsurface slip responsible for delayed triggering is …

Frictional process, AE characteristics, and permeability evolution of rough fractures on Longmaxi shale with specific roughness under water injection

C Zhao, J Liu, H Dai, J Yang, X Shi, J Wei - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Studying the frictional process, acoustic emission (AE) characteristics and permeability
evolution of fractures under water injection is fundamental for proposing theories and …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid-driven slow slip and earthquake nucleation on a slip-weakening circular fault

A Sáez, B Lecampion - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the propagation of fluid-driven fault slip on a slip-weakening frictional
interface separating two identical half-spaces of a three-dimensional elastic solid. Our focus …

How frictional ruptures and earthquakes nucleate and evolve

S Gvirtzman, DS Kammer, M Adda-Bedia, J Fineberg - Nature, 2025 - nature.com
Frictional motion is mediated by rapidly propagating ruptures that detach the ensemble of
contacts forming the frictional interface between contacting bodies,,,,,–. These ruptures are …

Dynamic rupture initiation and propagation in a fluid-injection laboratory setup with diagnostics across multiple temporal scales

M Gori, V Rubino, AJ Rosakis, N Lapusta - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - pnas.org
Fluids are known to trigger a broad range of slip events, from slow, cree** transients to
dynamic earthquake ruptures. Yet, the detailed mechanics underlying these processes and …

Seismic magnitude calculation based on rate-and state-dependent friction law

H Yang, B Bai, H Lin - Journal of Central South University, 2023 - Springer
In the engineering related to seismic activities, such as shale gas extraction and EGS
system, numerical simulation is a common research method. In current numerical …