During an earthquake, friction is a key control on the initiation, propagation and termination of fault motion. Laboratory experiments that use variable slip rates suggest that friction evolves in a more complex fashion than generally assumed.
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Lapusta, N. The roller coaster of fault friction. Nature Geosci 2, 676–677 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo645
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