Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
2008-08-05
Physica A, 388, 483-490, (2009)
Physics
Geophysics
11 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physa.2008.10.022
In analyzing synthetic earthquake catalogs created by a two-dimensional Burridge-Knopoff model, we have found that a probability distribution of the interoccurrence times, the time intervals between successive events, can be described clearly by the superposition of the Weibull distribution and the log-Weibull distribution. In addition, the interoccurrence time statistics depend on frictional properties and stiffness of a fault and exhibit the Weibull - log Weibull transition, which states that the distribution function changes from the log-Weibull regime to the Weibull regime when the threshold of magnitude is increased. We reinforce a new insight into this model; the model can be recognized as a mechanical model providing a framework of the Weibull - log Weibull transition.
Aizawa Yoji
Akimoto Takuma
Hasumi Tomohiro
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