Table 1 Model parameters

Medium rigidity \(\mu\)

50 GPa

Grid size \(\Delta s\)

4 km, 2 km, 1.5 km

Strength drop \(\Delta \tau\)

0.5 MPa

Increment of tectonic loading \(w_{pl}\)

0.01 m

Loading rate \(v_{pl}\) /Time step \(\Delta t\)

0.01 m/\(\Delta t\)

First patch level (size \(R\), characteristic distance \(w_{c}\))

40 km, 80 cm