We develop new empirical scaling laws for rupture width W⁠, rupture length L⁠, rupture
area A⁠, and average slip D⁠, based on a large database of rupture models. The database …

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

Earthquake slip distributions are asymmetric along strike, but the reasons for the asymmetry
are unknown. We address this question by establishing empirical relations between …

We report on the topographic roughness measurements of five exhumed faults and thirteen
surface earthquake ruptures over a large range of scales: from 50 μm to 50 km. We used …

Natural earthquakes often have very few observable foreshocks which significantly
complicates tracking potential preparatory processes. To better characterize expected …

To clarify the shear-slip process and characteristics of fault, we conducted triaxial shear tests
driven by displacement on shale samples with prefabricated sawcut and natural fractures …

We introduce here the concept of Geotribology as an approach to study friction, wear, and
lubrication of geological systems. Methods of geotribology are applied here to characterize …

The majority of crustal faults host earthquakes when the ratio of average background shear
stress τb to effective normal stress σeff is τb/σeff≈ 0.6. In contrast, mature plate‐boundary …

Faults are usually surrounded by damaged zones of lower elastic moduli and seismic wave
velocities than their host rocks. If the interface between the damaged rocks and host rocks is …

We calculate stress drops for 176 earthquakes (M2. 6-M6. 6) from four sequences of
earthquakes in New Zealand. Two sequences are within the subducting Pacific plate …