Fault healing promotes high-frequency earthquakes in laboratory experiments and on natural faults

Gregory C. McLaskey (), Amanda M. Thomas, Steven D. Glaser and Robert M. Nadeau
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Gregory C. McLaskey: University of California
Amanda M. Thomas: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California
Steven D. Glaser: University of California
Robert M. Nadeau: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California

Nature, 2012, vol. 491, issue 7422, 101-104

Abstract: Laboratory experiments and seismological observations show that increased fault healing causes a disproportionately large amount of high-frequency seismic radiation to be produced during fault rupture, which may help to explain recent observations of large megathrust earthquakes.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11512

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