Long-term stress accumulation influenced by coseismic changes and postseismic viscoelastic relaxation is considered critical to triggering giant earthquakes. Nevertheless, how the increase interrupted aftershocks it influences megaseismic cycle remain enigmatic. In this study, based on Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion at nucleated segments of 2008 great Sichuan earthquake, variation associated wi...

Despite coupling fractions being extensively used in the interseismic period, coexistence of locking and creeping mechanisms correlation between fraction depth remain poorly understood because lack a physical model. To overcome these limitations, this study, we propose model for interpreting motion non-fully coupled strike-slip faults based on classic two-dimensional fault superposition princip...

The 2021 August 14 MW 7.2 Nippes, Haiti earthquake occurred 75 km west of the epicenter 2010 Leogane (Haiti) on transpressive Caribbean - North America plate boundary. We present an updated fault map for Hispaniola and model coseismic early postseismic slip using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar pixel offsets. find ruptured multiple segments Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone. Slip i...

It is commonly assumed a thrust has constant slip and uplifting rate along strike, however, this simplified model cannot always be consistent with field observations. The strike patterns variable offsets rates contain plenty of information about the characteristics faulting behavior its relationship adjacent faults. east Qilian Shan, located at northeastern margin Tibetan Plateau, provides us a...

Segment lengths along major strike-slip faults exhibit a size dependency related to the brittle crust thickness. These segments result in formation of localized “P-shear” deformation crossing and connecting initial Riedels structures (i.e. en-echelon fault structures) which formed during genesis stage zone. Mechanical models show that at all scales, geometrical characteristics on thickness laye...

This paper presents a new method for locating faults in multi-terminal direct current (MTDC) networks incorporating hybrid transmission media (HTMs), including segments of underground cables (UGCs) and overhead lines (OHLs). The proposed travelling wave (TW) type method uses continuous wavelet transform (CWT) applied to a series of line current measurements obtained from a network of distribute...

Following the devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake that ruptured the central–northern segments of the Longmenshan fault in Sichuan, China, many studies assessed its impact on other major faults in this region (e.g., Parsons et al., 2008; Toda et al., 2008). On 20 April 2013, theMw 6.6 Lushan earthquake ruptured the southern segment of the Longmenshan fault, allowing these assessments to be test...

Seismic hazard assessment of strike-slip faults is based partly on the identification and mapping of landforms laterally offset due to fault activity. The characterization of these features affected by slow-moving faults is challenging relative to studies emphasizing rapidly slipping faults. We propose a methodology for scoring fault offsets based on subjective and objective qualities. We apply...