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 …

Earthquakes are the result of a combination of (1) physico-chemical processes operating in
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …

The strength of fault zones is strongly dependent on pore fluid pressures within them.
Moreover, transient changes in pore fluid pressure can lead to a variety of slip behavior from …

We report macroscopic stick‐slip events in saw‐cut Westerly granite samples deformed
under controlled upper crustal stress conditions in the laboratory. Experiments were …

The final slip of about 450 m at about 30 m/s of the 1963 Vaiont landslide (Italy) was
preceded by> 3 year long cree** phase which was localized in centimeter‐thick clay‐rich …

Earthquakes in central Italy, and in other areas worldwide, often nucleate within and rupture
through carbonates in the upper crust. During individual earthquake ruptures, most fault …

The transition between seismic rupture and aseismic creep is of central interest to better
understand the mechanics of subduction processes. A Mw 8.2 earthquake occurred on April …

Typical rocks at shallow depths of seismogenic faults are fluid-rich gouges. During
earthquakes, on-fault frictional heating may trigger thermal pressurization and dynamic fault …

Similar to the damage zone in the vicinity of faults, rock joints are composed of single or
multiple fracture process zones, highlighting a high crack density and a decrease of Young's …

In the subducting oceanic lithosphere, a significant part of the seismicity is triggered in the
mantle, especially along the upper and lower Wadati-Benioff planes. Several studies have …