@article{fdi:010061311,
  title = {{S}ource time function properties indicate a strain drop independent of earthquake depth and magnitude},
  author = {{V}all{\'e}e, {M}artin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he movement of tectonic plates leads to strain build-up in the {E}arth, which can be released during earthquakes when one side of a seismic fault suddenly slips with respect to the other. {T}he amount of seismic strain release (or 'strain drop') is thus a direct measurement of a basic earthquake property, that is, the ratio of seismic slip over the dimension of the ruptured fault. {H}ere the analysis of a new global catalogue, containing similar to 1,700 earthquakes with magnitude larger than 6, suggests that strain drop is independent of earthquake depth and magnitude. {T}his invariance implies that deep earthquakes are even more similar to their shallow counterparts than previously thought, a puzzling finding as shallow and deep earthquakes are believed to originate from different physical mechanisms. {M}ore practically, this property contributes to our ability to predict the damaging waves generated by future earthquakes.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {3606},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1038/ncomms3606},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061311},
}