A unified framework for earthquake sequences and the growth of geological structure in fold-thrust belts

• Main Authors: Mallick, Rishav, Bürgmann, Roland, Johnson, Kaj, Hubbard, Judith
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Geology::Structural geology; Earthquake Cycle; Flexural Slip
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152991
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Observations of fold growth in fold-thrust belt settings show that brittle deformation can be localized or distributed. Localized shear is associated with frictional slip on primary faults, while distributed brittle deformation is recognized in the folding of the bulk medium. The interplay of these...