Simple spring-mass model simulation of earthquake cycle along the Nankai trough in southwest Japan

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 2433-2450

  Mitsui, Noa ^a   Hirahara, Kazuro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake cycle; Nankai trough; Numerical simulation; Rate and state dependent friction law; Segmentation; Spring mass model

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 6444234062     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2574-6     Document Type: Article

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