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Alvaro Corral¹

¹Departament de Física, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.

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Area of Science:

Geophysics
Seismology
Statistical Physics

Background:

Understanding earthquake spatiotemporal patterns is crucial for seismic hazard assessment.
Previous studies have explored earthquake distributions, but comprehensive analysis of jump distances and waiting times across different scales is ongoing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the spatiotemporal properties of seismicity using worldwide and Southern California earthquake catalogs.
To analyze the scaling behavior of earthquake jump distances and waiting times.
To determine the relationship between earthquake magnitude, jump distances, and waiting times.

Main Methods:

Analysis of worldwide (WW) and Southern California (SC) earthquake catalogs.
Statistical analysis of inter-event distances (jumps) and waiting times.
Identification of power-law regimes in distributions.
Conditional analysis of waiting times based on jump lengths.

Main Results:

A nearly universal scaling behavior in seismicity was observed for both worldwide and Southern California datasets.
Earthquake jump distance distributions exhibit two power-law regimes, separated at approximately 200 km (WW) and 15 km (SC), independent of earthquake magnitude.
Waiting times and jump distances are generally correlated, but become independent for very short or very long jumps.
Diffusion profiles are magnitude-independent, contrasting with initial waiting-time distribution observations.

Conclusions:

Seismic spatiotemporal dynamics display consistent scaling laws across different geographical regions.
The observed power-law behavior in jump distances suggests underlying universal mechanisms in earthquake generation.
The independence of diffusion profiles from magnitude implies robust scaling properties in seismic processes.