Figure 5

Snapshots of dynamic rupture propagation for the three cases listed in Table1. The parameters used in the figure (case 1) are written in italics in Table 2. The frictional parameters vary for the small patches to maintain σ = (τ_p - τ_r) = 20 MPa. Case 1: Δτ^excess for the small patches is higher. Case 2: Δτ for the small patches is higher. Case 3: both Δτ^excess and Δτ are higher. The final fault slip is shown in the right column.