An image of a multiscale stress field and realistic complex faults (IMAGE)

School of Science, The University of Tokyo

An image of a multiscale stress field and realistic complex faults

Caption

Earthquakes start from tiny ruptures and grow in a hierarchical system depicted in the illustration.

Credit

Ide et al 2026

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License

CC BY

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