Experimental evidence that thrust earthquake ruptures might open faults

Vahe Gabuchian, Ares J. Rosakis, Harsha S. Bhat (), Raúl Madariaga and Hiroo Kanamori
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Vahe Gabuchian: Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology
Ares J. Rosakis: Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology
Harsha S. Bhat: Laboratoire de Géologie, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS-UMR 8538, PSL Research University
Raúl Madariaga: Laboratoire de Géologie, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS-UMR 8538, PSL Research University
Hiroo Kanamori: Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2017, vol. 545, issue 7654, 336-339

Abstract: Earthquake rupture experiments and mathematical modelling reveal the existence of a torquing mechanism of thrust fault ruptures near the free surface that causes them to dynamically unclamp, open and slip large distances.

Date: 2017
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