Displacement and interaction of normal fault segments branched at depth: Implications for fault growth and potential earthquake rupture size

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1288-1299

  Soliva, R ^a   Benedicto, A ^b   Schultz, R A ^c   Maerten, L ^d   Micarelli, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

^e BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

Branching; Displacement; Earthquake rupture length; Fault interaction; Fault segmentation

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING; DISPLACEMENT; DISPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION; DISPLACEMENT PROFILES; EARTH'S SURFACE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE LENGTH; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES; FAULT GROWTH; FAULT INTERACTION; FAULT INTERACTIONS; FAULT SEGMENT; FAULT SEGMENTATION; FAULT SURFACES; FIELD DATA; IN-FIELD; NORMAL FAULTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSES; QUASI-STATIC; S INGLE FAULT; SEISMIC HAZARDS; STRESS FIELDS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKES; FLOW INTERACTIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 53049100291     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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