The impact of faulting complexity and type on earthquake rupture dynamics
Earthquakes on thrust faults display a higher double couple component relative to those on strike-slip and normal faults which may be a result of more mature fault zone structure, according to a statistical analysis of global earthquake moment tensors
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00593-5 |