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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 899-902 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1999 |
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Heterogeneity and the earthquake magnitude-frequency distribution. / Steacy, SJ; McCloskey, J.
In: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 26, No. 7, 04.1999, p. 899-902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterogeneity and the earthquake magnitude-frequency distribution
AU - Steacy, SJ
AU - McCloskey, J
PY - 1999/4
Y1 - 1999/4
N2 - Regional earthquake populations :Ire widely observed to have power-law magnitude-frequency statistics, Whether earthquake distributions oil individual faults are similarly power-law is presently the subject of considerable research effort. Recent careful observations suggest that event statistics on rough faults are power-law whereas earthquake distributions on smooth faults are better described by a characteristic model in which there are more large earthquakes than would be expected by extrapolation from the distribution of small events. Here the relation between heterogeneity and the magnitude-frequency distribution is investigated in a cellular automaton that includes new nearest-neighbor stress transfer rules which produce realistic stress concentrations. The results agree with the suggestion that smooth faults have more characteristic earthquake distributions and support the view that an earthquake's size is controlled by rupture arrest.
AB - Regional earthquake populations :Ire widely observed to have power-law magnitude-frequency statistics, Whether earthquake distributions oil individual faults are similarly power-law is presently the subject of considerable research effort. Recent careful observations suggest that event statistics on rough faults are power-law whereas earthquake distributions on smooth faults are better described by a characteristic model in which there are more large earthquakes than would be expected by extrapolation from the distribution of small events. Here the relation between heterogeneity and the magnitude-frequency distribution is investigated in a cellular automaton that includes new nearest-neighbor stress transfer rules which produce realistic stress concentrations. The results agree with the suggestion that smooth faults have more characteristic earthquake distributions and support the view that an earthquake's size is controlled by rupture arrest.
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 899
EP - 902
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
T2 - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
SN - 0094-8276
IS - 7
ER -