Machine learning in seismology: Turning data into insights

Q Kong, DT Trugman, ZE Ross… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This article provides an overview of current applications of machine learning (ML) in
seismology. ML techniques are becoming increasingly widespread in seismology, with …

A review on slow earthquakes in the Japan Trench

T Nishikawa, S Ide, T Nishimura - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
Slow earthquakes are episodic slow fault slips. They form a fundamental component of
interplate deformation processes, along with fast, regular earthquakes. Recent …

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 …

Seismic arrival-time picking on distributed acoustic sensing data using semi-supervised learning

W Zhu, E Biondi, J Li, J Yin, ZE Ross, Z Zhan - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is an emerging technology for earthquake
monitoring and subsurface imaging. However, its distinct characteristics, such as unknown …

Slow earthquake scaling reconsidered as a boundary between distinct modes of rupture propagation

S Ide, GC Beroza - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 - pnas.org
The scaling law for slow earthquakes, which is a linear relationship between seismic
moment and duration, was proposed 15 y ago and initiated a debate on the difference in …

Physical applications of GPS geodesy: A review

Y Bock, D Melgar - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Geodesy, the oldest science, has become an important discipline in the geosciences, in
large part by enhancing Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities over the last 35 years …

The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes

JR Elliott, RJ Walters, TJ Wright - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
The quantity and quality of satellite-geodetic measurements of tectonic deformation have
increased dramatically over the past two decades improving our ability to observe active …

What's down there? The structures, materials and environment of deep-seated slow slip and tremor

WM Behr, R Bürgmann - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Deep-seated slow slip and tremor (SST), including slow slip events, episodic tremor and
slip, and low-frequency earthquakes, occur downdip of the seismogenic zone of numerous …

Depth‐varying rupture properties of subduction zone megathrust faults

T Lay, H Kanamori, CJ Ammon… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction zone plate boundary megathrust faults accommodate relative plate motions with
spatially varying sliding behavior. The 2004 Sumatra‐Andaman (Mw 9.2), 2010 Chile (Mw …

Slab1. 0: A three‐dimensional model of global subduction zone geometries

GP Hayes, DJ Wald, RL Johnson - Journal of Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We describe and present a new model of global subduction zone geometries, called Slab1.
0. An extension of previous efforts to constrain the two‐dimensional non‐planar geometry of …