Experimental evidence that thrust earthquake ruptures might open faults
Harsha S. Bhat, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, Département de Géosciences, Paris, France, Ares Rosakis, California Institute of Technology, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, Pasadena, CA, United States, Raul I Madariaga, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France, Hiroo Kanamori, California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Vahe Gabuchian, Caltech-GALCIT, Glendale, CA, United States