Distribution of Earthquakes on a Branching Fault System Using Integer Programming and Greedy‐Sequential Methods

• Published in: Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 Vol. 21; no. 9
• Main Authors: Geist, Eric L., Parsons, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: Distribution; earthquake forecast; Earthquakes; Fault lines; Faults; Geological hazards; greedy‐sequential; Integer programming; Methods; Numerical experiments; Operations research; Seismic activity; Seismic hazard; slip rates; Uncertainty; San Francisco Bay

A new global optimization method is used to determine the distribution of earthquakes on a complex, connected fault system. The method, integer programming, has been advanced in the field of operations research but has not been widely applied to geophysical problems until recently. In this applicati...