Fig. 6From: Inelastic strain rate in the seismogenic layer of Kyushu Island, JapanSchematic illustration of the stress concentration mechanism around an inelastic region, ΔV. A regional stress \(\sigma^{r}\) is loaded on the entire region as shown by large arrows. Stress heterogeneity in the medium is created by the inelastic strain \(\varepsilon^{p}\) in ΔV Back to article page