@article{fdi:010091330,
  title = {{D}ual-initiation ruptures in the 2024 {N}oto earthquake encircling a fault asperity at a swarm edge},
  author = {{X}u, {L}. {W}. and {J}i, {C}. and {M}eng, {L}. {S}. and {A}mpuero, {J}ean-{P}aul and {Y}unjun, {Z}. and {M}ohanna, {S}. and {A}oki, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o reveal the connections between the 2024 moment magnitude ({M} (w)) 7.5 {N}oto earthquake in {J}apan and the seismicity swarms that preceded it, we investigated its rupture process through near-source waveform analysis and source imaging techniques, combining seismic and geodetic datasets. {W}e found notable complexity in the initial rupture stages. {A} strong fault asperity, which remained unbroken in preceding seismic swarms, slowed down the rupture. {T}hen, a second rupture initiated at the opposite edge of the asperity, and the asperity succumbed to double-pincer rupture fronts. {T}he failure of this high-stress drop asperity drove the earthquake into a large-scale event. {O}ur observations help unravel the crucial role of fault asperities in controlling swarm migration and rupture propagation and underscore the need for detailed seismological and interdisciplinary studies to assess seismic risk in swarm-prone regions.},
  keywords = {{JAPON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience},
  volume = {385},
  numero = {6711},
  pages = {871--876},
  ISSN = {0036-8075},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1126/science.adp0493},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091330},
}