Abstract We perform three‐dimensional (3‐D) numerical calculations of dynamic rupture
along non‐planar faults to study the effects of fault roughness on rupture propagation and …

Large dynamic stresses near earthquake rupture fronts may induce an inelastic response of
the surrounding materials, leading to increased energy absorption that may affect dynamic …

Geophysical observations show a dramatic drop of seismic wave speeds in the shallow off-
fault medium following earthquake ruptures. Seismic ruptures generate, or reactivate …

Recent estimates of fracture energy G′ in earthquakes show a power-law dependence with
slip u which can be summarized as G′∝ ua where a is a positive real slightly larger than …

Natural earthquake slip profiles have a generic triangular shape which the available rupture
dynamics models fail to reproduce. Long‐term faults are embedded in long‐damaged …

In the shallow brittle crust, following earthquake ruptures, geophysical observations show a
dramatic drop of seismic wave speeds in the shallow off‐fault medium. Seismic ruptures …

Across the seismogenic zone, the transition from brittle to plastic deformation corresponds to
a semibrittle regime where brittle fracturing and plastic flow coexist at high strength …

An active fault zone is home to a plethora of complex structural and geometric features that
are expected to affect earthquake rupture nucleation, propagation, and arrest, as well as …

Faults—thin zones of highly localized shear deformation in the Earth—accommodate strain
on a momentous range of dimensions (millimetres to hundreds of kilometres for major plate …

Seismic hazard analysis relies on the ability to predict whether an earthquake will terminate
at a fault tip or propagate onto adjacent faults, cascading into a larger, more devastating …