Violation of the scaling relation and non-Markovian nature of earthquake aftershocks

The statistical properties of earthquake aftershocks are studied. The scaling relation for exponents of the Omori law and the power-law calm time distribution (i.e., the interoccurrence time distribution), which is valid if a sequence of aftershocks is a singular Markovian process, is carefully examined. Data analysis shows significant violation of the scaling relation, implying the non-Markovian nature of aftershocks.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Abe, Sumiyoshi ; Suzuki, Norikazu
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 388.2009, 9, p. 1917-1920
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Earthquake aftershocks \| Non-Markovian nature \| Scaling relation

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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