Connecting slow earthquakes to huge earthquakes

K Obara, A Kato - Science, 2016 - science.org
Slow earthquakes are characterized by a wide spectrum of fault slip behaviors and seismic
radiation patterns that differ from those of traditional earthquakes. However, slow …

Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes

JD Kirkpatrick, Å Fagereng, DR Shelly - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The recognition of slow earthquakes in geodetic and seismological data has transformed the
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution seismic event detection using local similarity for Large-N arrays

Z Li, Z Peng, D Hollis, L Zhu, J McClellan - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We develop a novel method for seismic event detection that can be applied to large-N
arrays. The method is based on a new detection function named local similarity, which …

A decade of lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake

N Uchida, R Bürgmann - Reviews of Geophysics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku‐oki earthquake is one of the world's best‐recorded
ruptures. In the aftermath of this devastating event, it is important to learn from the complete …

Earthquakes and tremor linked to seamount subduction during shallow slow slip at the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand

EK Todd, SY Schwartz, K Mochizuki… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Shallow slow slip events have been well documented offshore Gisborne at the northern
Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, and are associated with tectonic tremor …

Dynamic triggering of microearthquakes in three geothermal/volcanic regions of California

C Aiken, Z Peng - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal/volcanic regions are most susceptible to local earthquake triggering by regional
and remote earthquakes. Transient stresses caused by surface waves of these earthquakes …

Development of a slow earthquake database

M Kano, N Aso, T Matsuzawa, S Ide… - Seismological …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This article describes a database that provides various catalogs of slow earthquakes. The
catalogs list the times and the locations of the events, with additional information depending …

Tectonic tremor along the northern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand, between 2010 and 2015

EK Todd, SY Schwartz - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first comprehensive tectonic tremor catalog for the northern Hikurangi Margin
obtained from the systematic analysis of data from the New Zealand Seismic Network …

Triggered tectonic tremor in various types of fault systems of Japan following the 2012 Mw8.6 Sumatra earthquake

K Chao, K Obara - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tectonic tremor, an extremely stress‐sensitive seismic phenomenon occurring in the brittle‐
ductile transition section of a fault, is associated with the shearing mechanism of slow slip …

The influence of tectonic environment on dynamic earthquake triggering: A review and case study on Alaskan volcanoes

SG Prejean, DP Hill - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of dynamic earthquake triggering, when seismic waves from an
earthquake trigger seismicity at distant sites, has been recognized for over 25 years, yet …