Earthquakes are rupture-like processes that propagate along tectonic faults and cause
seismic waves. The propagation speed and final area of the rupture, which determine an …

Exhumed fault zones offer insights into deformation processes associated with earthquakes
in unparalleled spatial resolution; however it can be difficult to differentiate seismic slip from …

Investigation of rock progressive damage under static confinement and strain rates facilitates
the generation mechanism of natural fault damage zones. A triaxial Hopkinson bar …

High‐resolution maps of large continental strike‐slip earthquake surface ruptures show that
they are formed of fault segments. These segments are bounded by fault bends, step overs …

A general theory for transitions between sub‐Rayleigh and intersonic rupture speeds is
developed for faults governed by slip‐weakening friction. The transition occurs when …

Previous studies show that pulverized rocks observed along large faults can be created by
single high‐strain rate loadings in the laboratory, provided that the strain rate is higher than …

Dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS) provides a self‐
consistent, physics‐based framework to connect, interpret, and predict diverse geophysical …

We analyze inelastic off‐fault response during earthquakes. Spontaneous crack‐like
rupture, with slip weakening, is modeled in 2‐D plane strain using an explicit dynamic finite …

Mature strike‐slip faults are usually surrounded by a narrow zone of damaged rocks
characterized by low seismic wave velocities. Observations of earthquakes along such faults …

The five M w≥ 7.8 continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all nucleated on branch
faults. This includes the 2001 M w 7.8 Kokoxili, 2002 M w 7.9 Denali, 2008 M w 7.9 …