Fig. 9: Results of our 2D FEM numerical models.
From: Abnormal low-magnitude seismicity preceding large-magnitude earthquakes
a Maximum von Mises stress accumulated in four random small faults upon compressional loading. b Maximum von Mises stress accumulated in four random small faults for different values of the stiffness of the large fault segment. Black arrows show the expected direction of variation of the compressional loading and stiffness in the run-up to a large-magnitude earthquake. Models are performed with COMSOL Multiphysics v6.2.
