Rupture Dynamics Simulations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
In this study we perform simulations of rupture dynamics for shallow crustal earthquakes. The objective is to investigate the implication of multi-scale and depth-dependent stress drop variations on rupture dynamics, and creation of strong motion generation areas (SMGAs) and long period ground motion generation areas (LMGAs) for a M6.7crustal earthquake on a strike slip vertical fault. In our fault rupture simulation we used heterogenous stress drop models with correlated stochastic perturbations, following the work of Pitarka et al. (2009). The stress model with multiscale variability is designed to accommodate high-stress drop asperity areas and small-scale spatial stress variations. The stress drop and size of asperities are based on the IM2011 (Irikura and Miyake, 2011) recipe.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1499970
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-767828; 958403
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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