Wayne Thatcher

TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical relation between magnitude-moment relation and source parameters was developed by using Brune's source model and the displacement response of the Wood-Anderson seismograph, and the result was used to construct the following relations: log M0 = 2.2 − log Δσ, where Δσ is in bars, and log 2r = ⅔ ML + 2.9 − Δσ.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the time independent component of the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3), which provides authoritative estimates of the magnitude, location, and time-averaged frequency of potentially damaging earthquakes in California.

TL;DR: It is found that widespread groundwater and oil pumping obscures and in some cases mimics the tectonic signals expected from the blind thrust faults.

TL;DR: In this article, two contrasting models of the earthquake deformation cycle on strike slip faults predict significant temporal declines in shear strain rate near the fault, accompanied by a progressive broadening of the zone of deformation adjacent to it.

TL;DR: The results suggest that transient flow in the upper mantle is a fundamental component of the earthquake cycle and that the lower crust is a coherent stress guide coupling the upper crust with theupper mantle.