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 …

It is increasingly apparent that faults are typically not discrete planes but zones of deformed
rock with a complex internal structure and three-dimensional geometry. In the last decade …

Geological and geophysical evidence suggests that some crustal faults are weak,,,,,
compared to laboratory measurements of frictional strength. Explanations for fault weakness …

Large coseismic slip was thought to be unlikely to occur on the shallow portions of plate-
boundary thrusts, but the 11 March 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake [moment magnitude (M …

High‐velocity friction tests were conducted on solid and hollow cylinders of Carrara (calcite)
marble, dolomite marble, silicate‐bearing calcite marble, and calcite gouge to investigate …

The dehydration of two Na-saturated synthetic saponites with contrasting layer charge was
studied by modeling the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns recorded along a water vapor …

Subduction zone earthquakes can propagate to the surface causing large seafloor
displacements resulting in tsunamis. This requires the earthquake to rupture through clay …

During an earthquake, the heat generated by fault friction may be large enough to activate
the devolatilization of minerals forming the fault rocks. In this paper, we model the …

Low-angle normal faults, LANF,(dip< 30°) have been proposed as key-structures for
accommodating crustal extension. In contrast, frictional fault reactivation theory predicts that …

Solidified frictional melts, or pseudotachylytes, remain the only unambiguous indicator of
seismic slip in the geological record. However, pseudotachylytes form at> 5 km depth, and …