
Fault network geometry significantly influences earthquake frictional behavior, with simpler fault geometries facilitating smooth fault creep and complex geometries promoting stick-slip earthquakes.


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Analysis of some of the main fault zones in California shows that the presence of complex earthquake fault-network geometries results in geometric locking that promotes stick-slip behaviour, whereas simpler geometries lead to smooth fault creep.

Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour - Nature

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Fault Network Geometry Shapes Earthquake Frictional Behavior in California
