Structural geology articles from across Nature Portfolio

The locations of the highest rupture velocity during the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake coincided with the regions of greatest coseismic slip and inter-seismic microearthquake production, according to accelerometer data from the first 25 s after nucleation.

By comparing boulders’ surface distribution and shapes on the binary asteroid system, Didymos, authors show that both bodies are rubble piles produced in their progenitor catastrophic disruption and that the secondary, Dimorphos, likely inherited its material from the primary through spin up and mass shedding.

Here, authors study boulders’ fractures on S-type asteroid, Dimorphos, and show that their size-frequency distribution and orientation are consistent with formation through thermal fatigue. Such fractures seem to propagate horizontally much faster (~kyr) than normal to the boulder’s surface (~Myr).

Distributed dynamic strain sensing using optical fibre cables and core analyses reveals significant strain amplification within the narrow, weak core of an asymmetric fault zone and highlights its susceptibility to both nearby and distant seismic triggers

Nephrite jade is a semi-precious gemstone composed of tiny crystals and needles of amphibole. Here, Matthew Tarling and Steven Smith describe how its origins lead to inner toughness and beauty.

While it may feel cold to the touch, Sheng Fan and David Prior explain that ice on Earth is relatively hot. Understanding ‘hot’ ice physics during deformation is critical in determining future sea-level rise.

An article in JGR Solid Earth identified that basalt-hosted megathrusts are not necessarily the nucleation source of large megathrust earthquakes.

An article in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems established a soil gas monitoring approach to identify hydrogen-fertile regions in the Pyrenean foothills.