Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Fault valving and pore pressure evolution in simulations of earthquake sequences and aseismic slip

  • Weiqiang Zhu,
  • Kali L. Allison,
  • Eric M. Dunham,
  • Yuyun Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18598-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Coupling between fault zone fluid flow, permeability evolution, and elastic stress transfer produces fault valving and fluid-driven aseismic slip and pore pressure pulses. This model might explain late interseismic fault unlocking, slow slip, and rapid pressure transmission in induced seismicity.