Toward earthquake forecasting

My research field is seismology, and I study the mechanisms of earthquakes. The Earth’s surface is covered by moving tectonic plates, which cause strain to build up slowly on underground faults. When the fault can no longer withstand the stress, it suddenly slips to release the accumulated strain, leading to an earthquake. I’m modeling earthquake processes and simulating their occurrence with computers. Since it is difficult to directly observe the processes occurring on faults, many factors influencing fault slip remain unknown. Although we seismologists cannot yet reliably predict earthquakes, I aim to contribute to improving earthquake models with the hope that one day we will be able to forecast fault slips as accurately as the weather.

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