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

Crustal deformation patterns are affected by multiscale granulation and healing processes
associated with phase transitions between continuum and discrete states of rocks. The …

There are currently three major competing views on the essential geometrical, mechanical,
and mathematical nature of faults. The standard view is that faults are (possibly segmented …

Stress waves, known as acoustic emissions (AEs), are released by localized inelastic
deformation events during the progressive failure of brittle rocks. Although several numerical …

Natural earthquakes often have very few observable foreshocks which significantly
complicates tracking potential preparatory processes. To better characterize expected …

We discuss several problems of dynamic rupture relevant to mechanics of earthquake faults,
material sciences, and physics of spatially extended dissipative systems. The problems …

We examine localization processes of low magnitude seismicity in relation to the occurrence
of large earthquakes using three complementary analyses:(i) estimated production of rock …

The coseismic deformation due to the 1992 Mw7. 3 Landers earthquake, southern
California, is investigated using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Global Positioning …

Long records often show large earthquakes occurring in supercycles, sequences of
temporal clusters of seismicity, cumulative displacement, and cumulative strain release …

Observational studies indicate that large earthquakes are sometimes preceded by phases of
accelerated seismic release (ASR) characterized by cumulative Benioff strain following a …