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Tremor-tide correlations and near-lithostatic pore pressure on the deep San Andreas fault

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  • Amanda M. Thomas

    (Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California 94720–4767, USA)

  • Robert M. Nadeau

    (Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California 94720–4767, USA)

  • Roland Bürgmann

    (Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California 94720–4767, USA)

Abstract

Parkfield tremors reach out Amanda Thomas and colleagues identify a correlation between non-volcanic tremor activity near Parkfield, California, and extremely small, tidally induced shear stress parallel to the San Andreas fault. Non-volcanic tremor is a weak seismic signal observed periodically on some major faults. Thomas et al. suggest that the Parkfield tremors may represent shear failure on a critically stressed fault in the presence of near-lithostatic pore pressure. Similarities with tremor in subduction-zone environments, such as Cascadia and Japan, indicate that these findings may also be relevant to other tectonic settings.

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  • Amanda M. Thomas & Robert M. Nadeau & Roland Bürgmann, 2009. "Tremor-tide correlations and near-lithostatic pore pressure on the deep San Andreas fault," Nature, Nature, vol. 462(7276), pages 1048-1051, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:462:y:2009:i:7276:d:10.1038_nature08654
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08654
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    1. Huihui Weng & Jean-Paul Ampuero, 2022. "Integrated rupture mechanics for slow slip events and earthquakes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.

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