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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2008, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 95-102.

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Discussion on mechanism of earthquake triggering by stress

HUANG Yuan-min, MA Sheng-li   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, CEA, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2007-10-29 Revised:2007-11-26 Online:2008-07-31 Published:2021-10-29

Abstract: Study on earthquake triggering by stress is important for understanding earthquake mechanism and earthquake prediction. In this paper, concentrating on topics of earthquake triggering by tidal stress and stress induced by earthquakes, the outline of field investigation and research on earthquake triggering by stress is briefly introduced, and the results of laboratory experiments and simulation in stress triggering is reviewed and some new experimental results in the topic from our laboratory are shown. Based on the analysis above, the mechanism of earthquake triggering by stress is discussed. The progress and the problems remained in the present study are analyzed, and issues worthy to be further studied are suggested.

Key words: Earthquake, Stress triggering, Frictional experiment, Numerical simulation

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