Slip distributions in a suite of dynamic simulations of mega-thrust earthquakes and their comparison with observations

Antonio Scala1, Shane Murphy2, Stefano Lorito3, Gaetano Festa4, Elisa Trasatti5, Fabrizio Romano6, Alessio Piatanesi5, Giulio Di Toro7 and Elena Spagnuolo8, (1)The University of Naples Federico II, Department of Physics, Naples, Italy, (2)IFREMER, Geosciences Marines, Plouzané, France, (3)Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Roma, Italy, (4)University of Naples Federico II, Department of Physics, Naples, Italy, (5)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy, (6)National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy, (7)University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, (8)National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Roma 1, Rome, Italy