Ground motions characterized by a multi-scale heterogeneous earthquake model
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چکیده
We have carried out numerical simulations of seismic ground motion radiating from a mega-earthquake whose rupture process is governed by a multi-scale heterogeneous distribution of fracture energy. The observed complexity of the Mw 9.
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