Earthquake Nucleation Size: Evidence of Loading Rate Dependence in Laboratory Faults
- Submitting institution
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University of Durham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 120707
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1029/2018JB016803
- Title of journal
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 698
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 21699313
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- -
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016803
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Despite earthquakes being amongst the deadliest natural disasters, several aspects of the earthquake cycle are still poorly understood. Recent major earthquakes (e.g. 2014, Chile) show large slow-slip events, that we were able to reproduce in the lab, preceding the earthquake by weeks. A correct interpretation and assessment of slow-slip events may be used in an early alarm system capable to alert the population weeks in advance of an earthquake. The paper was awarded the prize "TOP DOWNLOADED PAPER 2018-2019" for the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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