Constraints on slow earthquake dynamics from a swarm in central Italy

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Crescentini, L [1 ]
Amoruso, A
Scarpa, R
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[1] Univ Camerino, Dipartimento Sci Terra, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Gran Sasso, Laquila, Italy
[3] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Fis, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
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10.1126/science.286.5447.2132
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Several clustered slow earthquakes have been recorded by a geodetic interferometer in central Italy. The strain rise times of the events range from tens to thousands of seconds, and the seismic moment scales with the square root of the rise time. This scaling law contrasts with the conservative assumption of constant rupture velocity in fault modeling but is consistent with the occurrence of a slow rupture propagation analogous to heat diffusion in a slab.
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