Fracture prediction for the 1980 El Asnam, Algeria earthquake via elastic dislocation modeling
(2004)
Journal Article
Healy, D., Yielding, G., & Kusznir, N. (2004). Fracture prediction for the 1980 El Asnam, Algeria earthquake via elastic dislocation modeling. Tectonics, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.1029/2003tc001575
Geomechanical models based on linear elasticity have been used to predict the mode and distribution of subseismic fractures around larger faults. These models can be tested against field observations of surface breaks (fractures) formed in the afterm... Read More about Fracture prediction for the 1980 El Asnam, Algeria earthquake via elastic dislocation modeling.