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Fig. 8 | Earth, Planets and Space

Fig. 8

From: Slip-partitioned surface ruptures for the Mw 7.0 16 April 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake

Fig. 8

Simple dislocation models to explain the slip partitioning. a Shear stress change for a right-lateral strike-slip fault caused by an oblique slip at depth, b shear stress change for a normal fault caused by an oblique slip at depth and c shear stress change for left-lateral strike-slip movement on NW-dipping fault due to a combination of blind oblique slip and surface right-lateral slip. High stress shown in the models supports the partitioning of the slip on the different faults near the surface and possibly suggests that the right-lateral slip occurred before the normal slip

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