We conduct meter-scale rock friction experiments to study strain rate effect on fault slip and
rupture evolution. Two rock samples made of Indian metagabbro, with a nominal contact …

Segments of subduction zones that are capable of generating tsunamigenic earthquakes
appear to have characteristic structural configurations. These structures include …

The onset of sliding motion is conditional on the propagation of rupture fronts that detach the
contacting asperities forming a frictional interface. These ruptures, when propagating over a …

The updip limit of the seismogenic zone of megathrusts is poorly understood. The relative
absence of observed microseismicity in such regions, together with laboratory studies of …

For some megathrust earthquakes, the rupture extends to the solid Earth's surface, at the
ocean floor. This unexpected behaviour holds strong implications for the tsunami potential of …

The onset of frictional motion at the interface between two distinct bodies in contact is
characterized by the propagation of dynamic rupture fronts. We combine friction experiments …

The kinematic rupture process of the 2015 Illapel, Chile, earthquake is investigated based
on a joint inversion of teleseismic, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Global …

Large earthquakes on subduction zone plate boundary megathrusts result from intervals of
strain accumulation and release. The mechanism diversity and spatial distribution of …

Multi-channel seismic reflection and sub-bottom profiling data reveal landward-dipping
normal faults as potential conduits for mantle-derived fluids in the coseismic slip area of the …

Great (moment magnitude Mw∼ 8.0 and larger) subduction megathrust earthquakes are
commonly followed by increased rates of normal faulting seismicity. Extensional activity …