Relationship between fault strength and likelihood of large earthquakes (IMAGE)
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When the earth’s crust contains many weak faults in random orientations, large earthquakes are unlikely to occur. However, when the earth’s crust contains many strong faults that are oriented in characteristic direction, there is a higher likelihood that a large earthquake could occur.
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Satoshi Matsumoto, Kyushu University
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