Distribution of incremental static stress caused by earthquakes

Theoretical calculations, simulations and measurements of rotation of earthquake focal mechanisms suggest that the stress in earthquake focal zones follows the Cauchy distribution which is one of the stable probability distributions (with the value of the exponent α equal to 1). We review the proper...

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Main Author: Y. Y. Kagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1994-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/1/172/1994/npg-1-172-1994.pdf