Faults are rarely completely smooth, with topographic undulations coming from the
distribution of asperities along the fault surface. Understanding the effects of fault surface …

Aseismic slip may occur during a long preparatory phase preceding earthquakes, and what
controls it remains poorly understood. In this study, we explored the role of load point …

We review properties and processes of earthquake rupture zones based on field studies,
laboratory observations, theoretical models and simulations, with the goal of assessing the …

Recent observations show that certain rupture phase can propagate backward relative to the
earlier one during a single earthquake event. Such back‐propagating rupture (BPR) was not …

Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the 2023 Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye)
earthquake started on a splay fault, then branched bilaterally onto the nearby East Anatolian …

Natural faults or discontinuities in general are usually rough at different scales, and the
roughness of fault surfaces plays a dominant role in determining the mode of sliding (stable …

Abstract In March and May 2021, Mw7. 0 and Mw6. 7, respectively, deep interplate
earthquakes occurred off Miyagi, Japan, near the downdip edge of the rupture area of the …

Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the 2023 Mw 7.8 Turkey earthquake started on a
splay fault, then branched bilaterally onto the nearby East Anatolian Fault (EAF). This …

Many natural faults are believed to consist of velocity weakening (VW) patches surrounded
by velocity strengthening (VS) sections. Numerical studies routinely employ this framework …

Laboratory experiments suggest that the evolution of in-plane shear rupture along an
interface separating two elastic blocks typically shows a transition from slow to fast slip. In …