Develo**, testing, and communicating earthquake forecasts: Current practices and future directions

L Mizrahi, I Dallo, NJ van der Elst… - Reviews of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
While deterministically predicting the time and location of earthquakes remains impossible,
earthquake forecasting models can provide estimates of the probabilities of earthquakes …

Spatiotemporal variations in the b-value of earthquake magnitude–frequency distributions: Classification and causes

ZH El-Isa, DW Eaton - Tectonophysics, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Interpretation of the b-value of earthquake frequency–magnitude distributions has
received considerable attention in recent decades. This paper provides a comprehensive …

b value enlightens different rheological behaviour in Campi Flegrei caldera

A Tramelli, V Convertito, C Godano - Communications Earth & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Campi Flegrei caldera is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world
and since 2005 it is in unrest. Here we evaluate the 3D tomography of the b value at the …

Deformation of crust and upper mantle in central Tibet caused by the northward subduction and slab tearing of the Indian lithosphere: New evidence based on shear …

C Wu, X Tian, T Xu, X Liang, Y Chen, M Taylor… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Shear-wave splitting provides insight into geodynamic processes such as lithospheric
deformation and upper mantle flow. This study presents shear wave splitting parameters …

Are volcanic seismic b-values high, and if so when?

NS Roberts, AF Bell, IG Main - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Gutenberg–Richter exponent b is a measure of the relative proportion of large
and small earthquakes. It is commonly used to infer material properties such as …

Microseismicity along **aojiang Fault Zone (Southeastern Tibetan Plateau) and the characterization of interseismic fault behavior

Y Zhou, H Yue, S Zhou, L Fang, Y Zhou, L Xu, Z Liu… - Tectonophysics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The **aojiang Fault (XJF) Zone locates in the southeastern of Tibetan Plateau and
defines the boundary between the South China and Sichuan-Yunnan blocks. Historical …

On varying b-values with depth: results from computer-intensive tests for Southern California

D Amorese, JR Grasso… - Geophysical Journal …, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Summary The Gutenberg–Richter b-value is thought to reflect the stress conditions in the
crust; therefore, spatial and/or temporal variations of the b-value can provide important …

b map evaluation and on-fault stress state for the Antakya 2023 earthquakes

V Convertito, A Tramelli, C Godano - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
The analysis of on-fault seismicity can enlighten the current stress state on the fault itself. Its
definition is relevant to individuate fault patches that have not released all the accumulated …

Seismological constraints on the 2018 Mt. Etna (Italy) flank eruption and implications for the flank dynamics of the volcano

S Alparone, G Barberi, E Giampiccolo, V Maiolino… - Terra …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D earthquake locations, focal mechanisms and stress tensor distribution in a 16‐
month interval covering the 2018 Mt. Etna flank eruption, enabled us to investigate the …

Frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes at Etna volcano unravels critical stress changes along magma pathways

M Firetto Carlino, L Scarfì, F Cannavò… - … Earth & Environment, 2022‏ - nature.com
The high seismic productivity of volcanic areas provides the chance to investigate the local
stress conditions with great resolution, by analysing the slope of the frequency-magnitude …