Decay of aftershock density with distance does not indicate triggering by dynamic stress

Keith Richards-Dinger (), Ross S. Stein and Shinji Toda
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Keith Richards-Dinger: University of California
Ross S. Stein: US Geological Survey
Shinji Toda: Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan

Nature, 2010, vol. 467, issue 7315, 583-586

Abstract: Static triggering of aftershocks The most predictable earthquakes are aftershocks, which invariably follow mainshocks. So what triggers aftershocks? It was recently argued — controversially — that the decay of aftershocks with distance from the main earthquake could only be explained by dynamic triggering. Keith Richards-Dinger and colleagues have tested this hypothesis and conclude that the observed decay can be better explained by static triggering.

Date: 2010
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