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Table 2 Shear resistance of frictional melt at given fault displacement during earthquake of magnitudes M 5 to M 8

From: Earthquake faulting in subduction zones: insights from fault rocks in accretionary prisms

Magnitude

Fault displacement

Shear resistance, Ï„(MPa)

M

d(m)

Mg-1

Mg-2

Mg-3

Mg-4

Ok-1

Ok-2

Ok-3

5

0.1

30.3

28.9

28.9

28.9

28.2

27.8

28.3

6

0.4

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.1

7

1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

8

4

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

  1. Modified from Ujiie et al. (2007b).