Interoccurrence time statistics in the two-dimensional Burridge-Knopoff earthquake model

Details Interoccurrence time statistics in the two-dimensional Burridge-Knopoff earthquake model Interoccurrence time statistics in the two-dimensional Burridge-Knopoff earthquake model

2007-08-02

arxiv.org/abs/0708.0372v2

Phys. Rev. E 76, 026117 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

10 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.76.026117

We have numerically investigated statistical properties of the so-called interoccurrence time or the waiting time, i.e., the time interval between successive earthquakes, based on the two-dimensional (2-D) spring-block (Burridge-Knopoff) model, selecting the velocity-weakening property as the constitutive friction law. The statistical properties of frequency distribution and the cumulative distribution of the interoccurrence time are discussed by tuning the dynamical parameters, namely, a stiffness and frictional property of a fault. We optimize these model parameters to reproduce the interoccurrence time statistics in nature; the frequency and cumulative distribution can be described by the power law and Zipf-Mandelbrot type power law, respectively. In an optimal case, the b-value of the Gutenberg-Richter law and the ratio of wave propagation velocity are in agreement with those derived from real earthquakes. As the threshold of magnitude is increased, the interoccurrence time distribution tends to follow an exponential distribution. Hence it is suggested that a temporal sequence of earthquakes, aside from small-magnitude events, is a Poisson process, which is observed in nature. We found that the interoccurrence time statistics derived from the 2-D BK (original) model can efficiently reproduce that of real earthquakes, so that the model can be recognized as a realistic one in view of interoccurrence time statistics.

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