摘要： The earthquake slip distribution self-similarity is investigated in this study. We complied finite fault slip models for earthquakes in the Taiwan orogenic belt and global earthquakes to determine the slip distribution self-similarity. Forty-one earthquakes (19 Taiwan earthquakes and 22 global earthquakes) in the Mw = 4.6 - 8.9 magnitude range were examined. The fault slip exhibited self-similar scaling between the rupture slip and area. The average area ratio (Rs) and slip ratio (Rd) follows a scaling of Rs = 10a - n(Rd). Slip self-similarity implies that a fault rupture exhibits fractal behavior. The scaling exponent can be considered as a measure for the roughness degree of the slip distribution on the fault surface. This study suggests that the slip distribution for large earthquakes (Mw > 7.0) tends to have a more homogeneous slip. Scaling exponents can provide insight into earthquake rupture mechanics and the scaling of heterogeneous slips on the fault surface provides a basis for ground motion simulation for a finite fault for an earthquake scenario, particularly for near-fault motion. 出版者： Taiwan: 中華民國地球科學學會 出版日期： 2016-04-01 出處： TAO : Terrestrial, atmospheric, and oceanic sciences, 2016-04, Vol.27 (2), p.181-193 資源來源： Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS) 版權： 2016. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. 識別號： ISSN: 1017-0839 識別號： ISSN: 2223-8964 識別號： ISSN: 2311-7680 識別號： EISSN: 2311-7680 識別號： EISSN: 1017-0839 識別號： DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2015.11.05.01(T)
