The initial high-energy phenomena of earthquake sources in fluid-saturated environments

Experimental data pertaining to weak faults requires construction of microscopic models of the earthquake sources. This study proposes a new high-energy mechanism of transformation of potential energy of strata, saturated with free or bounded fluids, into a kinetic energy of motion of rocks. The proposed approach relies within the framework of classic statistical theory. The high-energy phenomena at a nanometer level are generated by...