Figure 2From: The effect of heterogeneous crust on earthquakes: a case study of the 2004 Chuetsu, Japan earthquakeCalculated stress distributions and the rigidity on the fault. (a) Rigidity distribution on the mainshock fault with a contour interval of 2 GPa. (b) Computed shear stress components τs on the fault. (c) Normal stress τn. (d) τs/τn. The white square indicates the mainshock fault (Hikima and Koketsu 2005).Back to article page