As a discipline, the science of natural hazards and disaster risk aims to explain the spatial-
temporal pattern, process and mechanism, emergency response and risk mitigation of …

Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading
to large earthquake generation remain enigmatic. However, recent observations provide …

Abstract National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)
integrated the land observation networks established since the 1995 Kobe earthquake with …

Modern geodetic and seismologic observations describe the behavior of fault slip over a
vast range of spatial and temporal scales. Slip at sub-seismogenic speeds is evident from …

The existence of an observable precursory phase of slip on the fault before large
earthquakes has been debated for decades. Although observations preceding several large …

The scaling law for slow earthquakes, which is a linear relationship between seismic
moment and duration, was proposed 15 y ago and initiated a debate on the difference in …

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

Source locations provide fundamental information on earthquakes and lay the foundation for
seismic monitoring at all scales. Seismic source location as a classical inverse problem has …

The discovery of slow earthquakes has revolutionized the field of earthquake seismology.
Defining the locations of these events and the conditions that favor their occurrence provides …

Faults are ubiquitous throughout the Earth's crust. The majority are silent for decades to
centuries, until they suddenly rupture and produce earthquakes. With a focus on shallow …