Dynamic viability of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake cascade on weak crustal faults

The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake in New Zealand raised the discussion about how a complex fault system operates. Here the authors propose a dynamic rupture scenario that reproduces key characteristics of the event and show that the fault system works at low apparent friction.

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Main Authors: Thomas Ulrich, Alice-Agnes Gabriel, Jean-Paul Ampuero, Wenbin Xu
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d8fe21f62ddd4d56b28a2df32b35a870
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