Seismic rupture properties
My research examines, from an observational perspective, what causes earthquakes to start, and what influences how destructive they may be. For example, are similar sized earthquakes in different fault settings physically the same? What is the role of crustal fluids in earthquake nucleation? How do smaller, more frequent earthquakes relate to larger, less-frequent, more destructive ones? How do the seismic waves of earthquakes thousands of kilometers away trigger local earthquakes? Are earthquakes induced by fluid injection physically different from their tectonic counterparts? I strive to better understand the answers to such questions by studying the rupture dynamics of earthquakes and other seismic signals such as volcanic hybrid earthquakes, very low frequency earthquakes, non-volcanic tremor and induced seismic signals in various faulting environments.
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My research examines, from an observational perspective, what causes earthquakes to start, and what influences how destructive they may be. For example, are similar sized earthquakes in different fault settings physically the same? What is the role of crustal fluids in earthquake nucleation? How do smaller, more frequent earthquakes relate to larger, less-frequent, more destructive ones? How do the seismic waves of earthquakes thousands of kilometers away trigger local earthquakes? Are earthquakes induced by fluid injection physically different from their tectonic counterparts? I strive to better understand the answers to such questions by studying the rupture dynamics of earthquakes and other seismic signals such as volcanic hybrid earthquakes, very low frequency earthquakes, non-volcanic tremor and induced seismic signals in various faulting environments.
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