1210.7142 (Mariusz Bialecki)

An explanation of the shape of the universal curve of the Scaling Law
for the Earthquake Recurrence Time Distributions    [PDF]

Mariusz Bialecki

This paper presents an explanation of a possible mechanism underlying the shape of the universal curve of Scaling Law for Earthquake Recurrence Time Distributions. The presented simple stochastic cellular automaton model is reproducing the gamma distribution fit with the proper value of the parameter $\gamma$ characterizing Earth's seismicity and also imitates a deviation from the fit at the short interevent times, as observed in real data. Thus the model suggests an explanation of the universal pattern of rescaled Earthquake Recurrence Time Distributions in terms of combinatorial rules for accumulation and abrupt release of seismic energy.

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