The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise

R. A. Harris; M. Barall; R. Archuleta; E. Dunham; B. Aagaard; J. P. Ampuero; H. Bhat; V. Cruz-Atienza; L. Dalguer; P. Dawson; S. Day; B. Duan; G. Ely; Y. Kaneko; Y. Kase; N. Lapusta; Y. Liu; S. Ma; D. Oglesby; K. Olsen; A. Pitarka; S. Song; E. Templeton

doi:10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119

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The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise

R. A. Harris;

R. A. Harris

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.

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M. Barall;

M. Barall

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.

Invisible Software, San Jose, California, U.S.A.

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R. Archuleta;

R. Archuleta

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.

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E. Dunham;

E. Dunham

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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B. Aagaard;

B. Aagaard

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

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J. P. Ampuero;

J. P. Ampuero

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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H. Bhat;

H. Bhat

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

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V. Cruz-Atienza;

V. Cruz-Atienza

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

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L. Dalguer;

L. Dalguer

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

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P. Dawson;

P. Dawson

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

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S. Day;

S. Day

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

San Diego State University, California, U.S.A.

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B. Duan;

B. Duan

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

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G. Ely;

G. Ely

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

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Y. Kaneko;

Y. Kaneko

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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Y. Kase;

Y. Kase

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan

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N. Lapusta;

N. Lapusta

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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Y. Liu;

Y. Liu

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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S. Ma;

S. Ma

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

San Diego State University, California, U.S.A.

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D. Oglesby;

D. Oglesby

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.

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K. Olsen;

K. Olsen

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

San Diego State University, California, U.S.A.

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A. Pitarka;

A. Pitarka

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

URS Corporation, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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S. Song;

S. Song

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

URS Corporation, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

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E. Templeton

U.S. Geological Survey   Mail Stop 977   345 Middlefield Road   Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.   harris@usgs.gov   (R. A. H.)

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (1): 119–126.

https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119

Numerical simulations of earthquake rupture dynamics are now common, yet it has been difficult to test the validity of these simulations because there have been few field observations and no analytic solutions with which to compare the results. This paper describes the Southern California Earthquake Center/U.S. Geological Survey (SCEC/USGS) Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise, where codes that simulate spontaneous rupture dynamics in three dimensions are evaluated and the results produced by these codes are compared using Web-based tools. This is the first time that a broad and rigorous examination of numerous spontaneous rupture codes has been performed—a significant advance...

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