Earth
Fault rupture: when stored stress becomes slip
Load a segmented fault, watch weakening trigger rupture, and compare slip, shear stress and seismic moment.
Try this
Watch the loading clock until rupture starts. Compare stress colours and the offsets of the white surface markers.
The model and its limits
Slip-weakening spring blocks, not a regional earthquake forecast. Loading uses 2 years per simulation second; rupture switches to physical seconds. Surface slip is enlarged.
Equations used in the module
Equations M_0 = G A sum(slip_i) M_w = (2/3) (log10(M_0) - 9.1)
