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  • Seismology
  • Earth Science

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  • Earth's stress is non-uniform, necessitating natural experiments to understand stress distribution.
  • Previous studies often relied on single values, overlooking spatial variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure stress distribution and related quantities using natural experiments.
  • To investigate the self-organization and energy redistribution processes in the Earth's crust.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing natural experiments, including dynamic triggering in Southern California.
  • Analyzing fault rupture probability across barriers to understand in situ energy distribution.
  • Examining fault roughness as an indicator of strength distribution.

Main Results:

  • Observable, consistent distributions of stress and related quantities were found.
  • Evidence suggests a degree of self-organization in the Earth's crust.
  • Earthquakes were shown to redistribute stress and strain energy effectively.

Conclusions:

  • The functional form of stress distributions can track changes and differentiate fault systems.
  • Self-organization is a robust feature of earthquake systems, with stress redistribution being a key outcome.
  • Subduction zone faults synchronize due to simplicity, while continental faults like those in Southern California do not due to complexity.