Preprints

Under review and under revision, ordered by date of submitting. Authors marked with an asterisk* are students or postdoctoral researchers.

F. Mosconi*, E. Tinti, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, E. Casarotti, A. P. Rinaldi, M. Cocco, "Fault Roughness as a Driver of Rupture Complexity in Fluid-Induced Microearthquakes", submitted, ArXiv preprint

J. Yun*, Y. Fialko, D. A. May, A.-A. Gabriel, C. A. Williams, and D. Liu "Effects of loading schemes in volumetric simulations of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS) in subduction zones", submitted, EarthArXiv preprint: doi:10.31223/X5D20T

D. Garagash & A.-A. Gabriel, "Localization of fast and slow slip in fault gouge and fracture energy scaling", submitted, ArXiv preprint: doi:10.48550/arXiv.2604.20997

M. Marchandon*, Y. Magen*, J. Hollingsworth, C.E. Hanagan, A.-A. Gabriel, "Dynamic rupture and rapid aseismic slip explain fast-to-slow multi-fault mechanics in the 2025 Dingri earthquake", submitted, [pdf]

S. Henneking, F. Kutschera, S. Venkat*, A.-A. Gabriel, O. Ghattas, "Real-time probabilistic tsunami forecasting in Cascadia from sparse offshore pressure observations", ArXiv preprint: doi:10.48550/arXiv.2603.14966

Y. Magen*, A.-A. Gabriel, D.A. May, "Along-strike coupling heterogeneity in Cascadia’s slow-slip zone constrained by GNSS and reduced-order rate-and-state friction modeling", EarthArXiv preprint doi:10.31223/X5DF3R, [pdf]

R. Preca Trapani*, M. Marchandon*, K.H. Palgunadi, B. Wu, M.-H. Yen, F. Cotton, A.-A. Gabriel, "Do 3D Dynamic Rupture Models Capture the Variability in Long-Period Velocity Pulses? Insights from the 2023 Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake", EarthArXiv preprint doi:10.31223/X5Z76S, [pdf]

B. Oryan* & A.-A. Gabriel, "Do Coupled Megathrusts Rupture?", submitted, EarthArxiv preprint, https://doi.org/10.31223/X5HB3N, [pdf]

B. Wu*, D. Oglesby, C. Kyriakopoulos, J.M. Tarnowski*, A.-A. Gabriel, "General Solution Scaling Relations in Linear Elastic Dynamic Rupture Models", submitted, [pdf]

T. Ulrich*, Y. Magen*, A.-A. Gabriel, "The complex rupture dynamics of an oceanic transform fault: supershear rupture and deep slip during the 2024 Mw7.0 Cape Mendocino Earthquake", submitted, EarthArXiv preprint doi:10.31223/X5XT7Q, [pdf]

A. Jourdon*, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2024). "Generalisation of the Navier-slip boundary condition to arbitrary directions: Application to 3D oblique geodynamic simulations", ArXiv preprint: doi:10.48550/arXiv:2407.12361, [pdf]

Peer-reviewed Publications

Published and in press, ordered by acceptance date.
Authors marked with an asterisk* are students or postdoctoral researchers.

2026

[120] T. Ulrich*, X. Zu*, M. Marchandon*, N. Schliwa*, F. Tan*, A.-A. Gabriel, W. Fan, P. Shearer, M. Thant, T. Zin Htet Tin, E.Lindsey, Y. Fialko, "On predictability of slip, rupture geometry, and rupture speed of the Mw7.8 2025 Mandalay (Myanmar) Earthquake", in press, Nature Communications, preprint: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7553399/v1, [pdf]

[119] M. Marchandon*, J. Hollingsworth, L. Maubant, A. Socquet, E. Pathier, M. Radiguet, A.-A. Gabriel (2025), "Subsurface Lithologic Controls on Off-Fault Deformation and Multi-Fault Slip During the 2016 Mw 6.5 Norcia Earthquake Revealed by Satellite Geodesy", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. in press, EarthArXiv preprint doi:10.31223/X5F730. [pdf]

[118] R. Habibi*, T. Ulrich*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Kohl, E. Gaucher, "Linking coupled reservoir modeling to dynamic rupture modeling: an automated workflow to simulate induced seismicity in faulted geothermal systems", Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, in press, doi:10.1007/s00603-026-05771-x. [pdf]

[117] J. Rekoske*, S. Callaghan, K. Milner, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel, "CyberShake physics-based seismic hazard maps using reduced-order models: results from Southern San Andreas earthquake scenarios", BSSA, in press, [pdf]

[116] D. Melgar, et al. (2026), "The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT): Advancing Understanding of Cascadia's Earthquake Hazards" , Seismological Research Letters, doi: 10.1785/0220250318, [pdf]

[115] V. Sahakian, et al., "The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT): Regional Science in a Societal Resilience Context", Seismological Research Letters, doi: 10.1785/0220250423, [pdf]

[114] A. Wirp*, F. Kutschera*, T. Ulrich*, M. Bader, S. Lorito, A.-A. Gabriel, "Hellenic Arc tsunami generation from Mw8+ 3D margin-wide dynamic rupture earthquake scenarios", Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1093/gji/ggag181, [pdf]

[113] A.-A. Gabriel, P. Karki*, Y. Magen*, B. Oryan*, T. Ulrich*, J. Yun*, D.A. May, "Tandem: An Open-Source High-Performance Computing Volumetric Software to Model Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip Across Complex Fault Systems", Seismological Research Letters, 1-18, doi:10.1785/0220250436, EarthArXiv preprint doi:10.31223/X5V75G, [pdf]

[112] Z. Niu*, M. Kruse*, L. Seelinger*, N. Schliwa*, H. Igel, A.-A. Gabriel, "Constraining On- and Off-Fault Nonlinear Dynamic Rupture Parameters via Hierarchical Bayesian Inversion for the 2019 Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake", EPSL, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120061. [pdf]

[111] B. Oryan*, A.-A. Gabriel, et al., "The Coupling Cloud: A community database of megathrust kinematic coupling models", in press, Seismica, EarthArXiv preprint https://doi.org/10.31223/X5WJ2R, [pdf]

[110] V. Kurapati*, D. Schneller*, L. Seelinger*. Z. Niu*. A.-A. Gabriel, M. Bader, "Fused ensembles of dynamic-rupture earthquake simulations to accelerate Bayesian inference", International Journal on Geomathematics, 17, 8 (2026). doi:10.1007/s13137-026-00287-6, [pdf]

[109] J.W.C. Wong*, A.-A. Gabriel, W. Fan, “Dynamic restrengthening and stress heterogeneity explain megathrust earthquake complexity”, Nature Communications, 17, 5777 (2026). doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71722-3, [pdf]

[108] I. Sepulveda, B. Nilsson*, Y. Yu*, M. Carvajal, M. Brandin*, A.-A. Gabriel, D. Sandwell, "SWOT reveals dispersive tsunami waves linked to near-trench tsunamigenesis in the 2025 Magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake", Science, 391,1368-1372 (2026). doi:10.1126/science.aeb8634

[107] C. Becerril*, A. Sladen, J.-P. Ampuero, P.J. Vidal-Moreno, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, F. Kutschera*, A.-A. Gabriel, and F. Bouchette, "Towards tsunami early-warning with Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Expected seafloor strains induced by tsunamis", Pure and Applied Geophysics, doi:10.1007/s00024-026-03940-1. [pdf]

[106] Y. Magen*, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2025), "Reduced-order modelling of Cascadia's slow slip cycles", Geophysical Journal International, ggag050, doi:10.1093/gji/ggag050, [pdf]

[105] V. Kurapati*, G. Hillers, L. Krenz*, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Bader (2026), "Numerical wavefield simulations with instantaneous time mirror in a 3D elastic medium", Geophysical Journal International, ggag031, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggag031, [pdf]

[104] Mosconi*, F., E. Tinti, M. Supino, A.-A. Gabriel, E. Casarotti, M.-A. Meier, A. P. Rinaldi, D. Giardini, M. Cocco (2026), “Discriminating Dynamic Rupture Arrest in Fluid-Induced Microearthquakes Using Spectral Inversion”, EPSL, 678, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119816, [pdf]

[103] Jourdon*, A., L. LePourhiet, D.A. May, M. Pubellier, A.-A. Gabriel (2026), "Lithospheric models supported by the Caribbean and Levant examples help rethink transpression at plate boundaries", Nature Communications, doi:10.1038/s41467-025-68051-2, [pdf]

2025

[102] Li*, B., T. Ulrich*, A.-A. Gabriel, C. Suhendi, Y. Klinger, S. Jonsson, P. M. Mai (2025), "Supershear Rupture of the 1995 Mw 7.2 Multi-Segment Nuweiba Earthquake in the Gulf of Aqaba",  Geophysical Research Letters,  52, e2025GL117448. doi:10.1029/2025GL117448, [pdf]

[101] Yun*, J., A.-A. Gabriel , D.A. May, Y. Fialko (2025), "Effects of Stress and Friction Heterogeneity on Spatiotemporal Complexity of Seismic and Aseismic Slip on Strike-Slip Faults", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031270. doi:10.1029/2025JB031270, [pdf]

[100] Yun*, J., A.-A. Gabriel, D.A. May, Y. Fialko (2025), "Controls of Dynamic and Static Stress Changes and Aseismic Slip on Delayed Earthquake Triggering: Application to the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031271. doi:10.1029/2025JB031271, [pdf]

[99] Wu*, B., B. Li*, H. Zhang*, S. Huang*, G. Li*, A.-A. Gabriel (2025), "Near-fault Strong-motion of the 2023 Mw7.8 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake: Insights into High-frequency Radiation Mechanisms", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031757. doi: 10.1029/2025JB031757, [pdf]

[98] Henneking, S., S. Venkat*, V. Dobrev, J. Camier, T. Kolev, M. Fernando*, A.-A. Gabriel, O. Ghattas (2025), "Real-time Bayesian inference at extreme scale: A digital twin for tsunami early warning applied to the Cascadia subduction zone", In Proceedings of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 60–71. doi:10.1145/3712285.3771787, [pdf], 2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize

[97] Biemiller*, J., A.-A. Gabriel, L.M. Staisch, T. Ulrich, A. Dunham, E..A. Wirth, J.T. Watt, M. Lucas, A. Lediczi (2025), “Structural controls on splay fault rupture dynamics during Cascadia megathrust earthquakes”, AGU Advances,  6, e2025AV001812. doi:10.1029/2025AV001812, [pdf]

[96] Hobson*, G., D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2025), "Quantifying the influence of fault geometry via mesh morphing with applications to earthquake dynamic rupture and thermal models of subduction", G3, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26, e2025GC012531. doi:10.1029/2025GC012531, [pdf]

[95] Jourdon*, A., J.N. Hayek*, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2024). "Coupling 3D geodynamics and dynamic earthquake rupture: fault geometry, rheology and stresses across timescales", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031730, doi:10.1029/2025JB031730, [pdf]

[94] Niu*, Z., A.-A. Gabriel, Y. Ben-Zion (2025), "Delayed dynamic triggering and enhanced high-frequency seismic radiation due to brittle rock damage in 3D multi-fault rupture simulations", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031632. doi:10.1029/2025JB031632, [pdf]

[93] Z. Yin*, M. Marchandon*, J. Haase, A.-A. Gabriel, R. Douilly (2024), "3D dynamic rupture modeling of the 2021 Haiti earthquake used to constrain stress conditions and fault system complexity", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB030932. doi:10.1029/2024JB030932, [pdf]

[92] M. Marchandon*, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Chiaraluce, E. Tinti, E. Casarotti, J. Biemiller* (2025), "Forecasting 3D Rupture Dynamics of the Alto Tiberina Low-Angle Normal Fault, Italy", Seismica, 4(2). doi:seismica.v4i2.1603, [pdf].

[91] N. Field et al. (2025), “A Scientific Vision and Roadmap for Earthquake Rupture Forecast Developments, a USGS Perspective”, BSSA, doi:10.1785/0120240217, [pdf]

[90] Z. Niu*, A.-A. Gabriel, S. Wolf*, T. Ulrich*, V. Lyakhovsky, H. Igel (2025), "A Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Simulating 3D Seismic Wave Propagation in Nonlinear Rock Models: Verification and Application to the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031378. doi:10.1029/2025JB031378, [pdf]

[89] N. Schliwa*, A.-.A. Gabriel, Y. Ben-Zion (2025), "Shallow fault zone structure affects rupture dynamics and ground motions of the 2019 Ridgecrest sequence to regional distances", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2025JB031194, [pdf]

[88] A. Jourdon*, D.A. May, J.N. Hayek*, A.-A. Gabriel (2025), "3D reconstruction of complex fault systems from volumetric geodynamic shear zones using medial axis transform", Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26, e2025GC012169, doi:10.1029/2025GC012169, [pdf]

[87] S. Wolf*, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Galis, P. Moczo, D. Gregor, M. Bader (2025), "3D wave propagation and earthquake dynamic rupture simulations in complex poroelastic media", Geophysical Journal International, ggaf184, doi:10.1093/gji/ggaf184, [pdf]

[86] M. Kruse*, Z. Niu*, S. Wolf*, M. Lykkegaard, M. Bader, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Seelinger (2025), "Scalable Bayesian Inference of Large Simulations via Asynchronous Prefetching Multilevel Delayed Acceptance", In Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference (PASC '25), June 16–18, 2025, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland. ACM, New York, NY, USA, doi:10.1145/3732775.3733581 [pdf]

[85] K. H. Palgunadi*, A.-A. Gabriel, D.I. Garagash, T. Ulrich*, N. Schliwa*, P.M. Mai (2025), "Ground Motion Characteristics of Cascading Earthquakes in a Multiscale Fracture Network", BSSA, doi:10.1785/0120240281, [pdf]

[84] J. Glehman*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, M.D. Ramos*, Y. Huang, E.O. Lindsey (2025). “Partial ruptures governed by the complex interplay between geodetic slip deficit, rigidity, and pore fluid pressure in 3D Cascadia dynamic rupture simulations“, Seismica, doi:10.26443/seismica.v2i4.1427, [pdf]

[83] M. Denolle et al. (2025). "Training the Next Generation of Seismologists: Delivering Research-Grade Software Education for Cloud and HPC Computing through Diverse Training Modalities", Seismological Research Letters, doi:10.1785/0220240413, [pdf]

[82] V. Lambert et al. (2025), "Community-Driven Code Comparisons for Simulations of Fluid-Induced Aseismic Slip", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB030601, doi:10.1029/2024JB030601, [pdf]

[81] F. Mosconi*, E. Tinti, E. Casarotti, A.-A. Gabriel, A.P. Rinaldo, L. Dal Zilio, M. Cocco (2025). "Modeling the 3D dynamic rupture of microearthquakes induced by fluid injection", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB029621, doi:10.1029/2024JB029621, [pdf]

[80] J. Rekoske*, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2025). "Reduced-order modeling for complex 3D seismic wave propagation", Geophysical Journal International, 241, 526–548, doi:10.1093/gji/ggaf049, [pdf]

[79] M.-H. Yen*, E. Türker*, T. Ulrich*, M. Marchandon*, A.-A. Gabriel, F. Cotton (2025). "An analysis of directivity pulses using empirical data and dynamic rupture simulations of the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake doublet", Earthquake Spectra, doi:10.1177/87552930241305012, [pdf]

2024

[78] N. Schliwa*, A.-A. Gabriel, J. Premus, F. Gallovič (2024). "The linked complexity of coseismic and postseismic faulting revealed by seismo-geodetic dynamic inversion of the 2004 Parkfield earthquake", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029410, doi:10.1029/2024JB029410, [pdf]

[77] O. Rojas, M. Monterrubio-Velasco, J.E. Rodriguez, S. Callaghan, C. Abril*, B. Halldorson, M. Kowsari, F. Bayat, K. Olsen, A.-A. Gabriel, J. de la Puente (2024). "Earthquake Fault Rupture Modeling and Ground‐Motion Simulations for the Southwest Iceland Transform Zone Using CyberShake", BSSA, doi:10.1785/0120240064, [pdf]

[76] S.A. Wirp*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, S. Lorito (2024), "Dynamic rupture modeling of large earthquake scenarios at the Hellenic Arc toward physics-based seismic and tsunami hazard assessment", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029320. doi:10.1029/2024JB029320, [pdf]

[75] F. Kutschera*, Z. Jia*, B. Oryan*, J.W.C. Wong*, W. Fan, A.-A. Gabriel (2024), "The multi-event, multi-segment complexity of the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto Peninsula Earthquake governs tsunami generation", Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL109790. doi.org:10.1029/2024GL109790, [pdf]

[74] P.A. Inchin, Y. Kaneko, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, L. Martire, A. Komjathy, J. Aguilar Guerrero, M.D. Zettergren, J.B. Snively (2024). "Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Coseismic Atmospheric Dynamics and Ionospheric Responses in Slant Total Electron Content Observations", Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2023GL108068. doi:10.1029/2023GL108068. [pdf]

[73] K. Svennevig et al. (2024). "A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days", Science, 385, 1196 -1205. doi:10.1126/science.adm9247, [pdf]

[72] J.W.C. Wong*, W. Fan, A. A. Gabriel (2024). "A quantitative comparison and validation of finite-fault models: The 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,  129, e2024JB029212. doi:10.1029/2024JB029212, [pdf]

[71] J.N. Hayek*, M. Marchandon*, D. Li*, L. Pousse-Beltrand*, J. Hollingsworth, T. Li, A.-A. Gabriel (2024). "Non-typical supershear rupture: fault heterogeneity and segmentation govern unilateral supershear and cascading multi-fault rupture in the 2021 Mw7.4 Maduo Earthquake", Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL110128. doi:10.1029/2024GL110128, [pdf]

[70] J. Biemiller*, A.-A. Gabriel, D.A. May, L. Staisch (2024). "Subduction zone geometry modulates the megathrust earthquake cycle: magnitude, recurrence, and variability", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029191, doi.org:10.1029/2024JB029191, [pdf].

[69] B. Li*, A.-A. Gabriel, G. Hillers (2024). "Source Properties of the Induced ML 0.0–1.8 Earthquakes from Local Beamforming and Backprojection in the Helsinki Area, Southern Finland", Seismological Research Letters, 1-19. doi:10.1785/0220240122, [pdf]

[68] A.-A. Gabriel, D.I. Garagash, K.H. Palgunadi*, P.M. Mai (2024). "Fault-size dependent fracture energy explains multi-scale seismicity and cascading earthquakes", Science, 385, eadj9587, doi:10.1126/science.adj9587. [free-to-read-link], [pdf], [supplement], [SIO news story]

[67] D.S. Kammer, G.C. McLaskey, R.E. Abercrombie, J.-P. Ampuero, C. Cattania, M. Cocco, L. Dal Zilio, G. Dresen, A.-A. Gabriel, C.-Y. Ke, C. Marone, P.A. Selvadurai, E. Tinti (2024). "Earthquake energy dissipation in a fracture mechanics framework", Nature Communications, 15, 4736, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47970-6, [pdf]

[66] D. Li*, A.-A. Gabriel (2024). “Linking 3D long-term slow-slip cycle models with rupture dynamics: the nucleation of the 2014 Mw 7.3 Guerrero, Mexico earthquake”, AGU Advances, 5, e2023AV000979, doi:10.1029/2023AV000979. [pdf], EOS Editor's highlight

[65] K. Palgunadi*, A.-A. Gabriel, D. Garagash, T. Ulrich*, P. M. Mai (2024). “Rupture Dynamics of Cascading Earthquakes in a Multiscale Fracture Network”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2023JB027578. [pdf], EOS Editor's highlight

[64] F. Kutschera*, A.-A. Gabriel, S.A. Wirp*, B. Li*, T. Ulrich*, C. Abril*, B. Halldórsson (2024). “Linked and fully-coupled 3D earthquake dynamic rupture and tsunami modeling for the Húsavík-Flatey Fault Zone in North Iceland”, Solid Earth, 15, 251–280, doi:10.5194/se-15-251-2024. [pdf]

[63] Z. Niu*, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Seelinger, H. Igel (2024). “Modeling and Quantifying Parameter Uncertainty of Co-seismic Non-classical Nonlinearity in Rocks”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB027149, doi:10.1029/2023JB027149. [pdf]

2023

[62] N. Schliwa*, A.-A. Gabriel (2023). “Equivalent Near-Field Corner-Frequency Analysis of 3D Dynamic Rupture Simulations Reveals Dynamic Source Effects”, Seismological Research Letters, 95 (2A): 900–924, doi:10.1785/0220230225. [pdf]

[61] J.N. Hayek*, D.A. May, C. Pranger*, A.-A. Gabriel (2023). “A diffuse interface method for earthquake rupture dynamics based on a phase-field model”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2023JB027143, doi:10.1029/2023JB027143. [pdf]

[60] A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, M. Marchandon*, J. Biemiller*, J. Rekoske* (2023). “3D dynamic rupture modeling of the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, Mw 7.8 and Mw 7.7 earthquake doublet using early observations”, The Seismic Record, 3 (4), 342–356, doi:10.1785/0320230028. [pdf]

[59] Z. Jia*, J. Zin*, M. Marchandon*, T. Ulrich*, A.-A. Gabriel, W. Fan, P. Shearer, X. Zou, J. Rekoske, F. Bulut, A. Garagon, Y. Fialko (2023). “The complex dynamics of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, Mw 7.8-7.7 earthquake doublet”, Science, 381 (6661), 985-990, doi:10.1126/science.adi0685. [pdf]

[58] T. Taufiqurrahman*, A.-A. Gabriel, D. Li*, T. Ulrich*, B. Li*, S. Carena, A. Verdecchia, F. Gallovič (2023). “Dynamics, interactions and delays of the 2019 Ridgecrest rupture sequence”, Nature, 618, 308–315, doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05985-x. [pdf]

[57] J. Biemiller*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich* (2023), “Dueling dynamics of low-angle normal fault rupture with splay faulting and off-fault damage”, Nature Communications, 14(1), 2352, doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37063-1. [pdf]

[56] J. M. Rekoske*, A.-A. Gabriel, D.A. May (2023), “Instantaneous physics-based ground motion maps using reduced- order modeling”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2023JB026975, doi:10.1029/2023JB026975. [pdf]

[55] L. Krenz*, S. Wolf*, G. Hillers, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Bader (2023), “Numerical Simulations of Seismoacoustic Nuisance Patterns from an Induced M 1.8 Earthquake in the Helsinki, Southern Finland, Metropolitan Area", BSSA, 113(4), 1596-1615, doi:10.1785/0120220225. [pdf]

[54] B. Li*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, C. Abril*, B. Halldorsson (2023), “Dynamic rupture models, fault interaction and ground motion simulations for the segmented Húsavík-Flatey Fault Zone, Northern Iceland”,  Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2022JB025886. [pdf]

[53] A. Folch et al. (2023), “The EU Center of Excellence for Exascale in Solid Earth (ChEESE): Implementation, results, and roadmap for the second phase”, Future Generation Computer Systems, 146, 47–61, doi:10.1016/j.future.2023.04.006. [pdf]

[52] J. Vyas*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, P.M. Mai, J.-P. Ampuero (2023), “How does thermal pressurization of pore fluids affect 3D strike-slip earthquake dynamics and ground motions?”, BSSA, 113, 499–523, doi:10.1785/0120220205. [pdf]

[51] L. S. Abrahams*, L. Krenz*, E.M. Dunham, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Saito (2023), “Comparison of methods for coupled earthquake and tsunami modeling”, Geophys. J. Int., 234 (1), 404–426, doi:10.1093/gji/ggad053. [pdf]

[50] C. Uphoff*, D.A. May, A.-A. Gabriel (2023), “A discontinuous Galerkin method for sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip on multiple faults using unstructured curvilinear grids”, Geophys. J. Int., 233 (1), 586–626, doi:10.1093/g ji/ggac467. [pdf]

[49] B. A. Erickson et al. (2023), “Incorporating Full Elastodynamic Effects and Dipping Fault Geometries in Community Code Verification Exercises for Simulations of Earthquake Sequences and Aseismic Slip (SEAS)”, BSSA, 113 (2), 499–523, doi.org/10.1785/0120220066. [pdf]

2022

[48] T. Taufiqurrahman*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, L. Valentová*, F. Gallovič (2022), “Broadband dynamic rupture modeling with fractal fault roughness, frictional heterogeneity, viscoelasticity and topography: The 2016 Mw 6.2 Amatrice, Italy earthquake”, Geophys. Res. Let., 127, e2022JB024300, doi:10.1785/0220220266. [pdf]

[47] Y. Ben-Zion, G.C. Beroza, M. Bohnhoff, A.-A. Gabriel, P.M. Mai (2022), “A Grand Challenge International Infrastructure for Earthquake Science”, Seis. Res. Let., 93 (6), 2967–2968, doi:10.1029/2022GL098872. [pdf]

[46] I. van Zelst*, L. Rannabauer*, A.-A. Gabriel, Y. van Dinther (2022), “Earthquake rupture on multiple splay faults and its effect on tsunamis”, J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2022JB024300, doi:10.1029/2022JB024300. [pdf]

[45] 2022, J. Biemiller, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich (2022), “The Dynamics of Unlikely Slip: 3D Modeling of Low-angle Normal Fault Rupture at the Mai’iu Fault, Papua New Guinea”, G3, e2021GC010298, doi:10.1029/2021GC010298. [pdf]

[44] 2022. C. Pranger, P. Sanan, D.A. May, L. le Pourhiet, A.-A. Gabriel, “Rate and State Friction as a Spatially Regularized Transient Viscous Flow Law”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB02351, doi:10.1029/2021JB023511. [pdf]

[43] 2022, A. Babeyko et al., “Towards the new Thematic Core Service Tsunami within the EPOS Research Infrastructure”, Annals of Geophys., 65(2), DM213, doi:10.4401/ag-8762. [pdf]

[42] E.H. Madden, T. Ulrich, A.-A. Gabriel, “The state of pore fluid pressure and 3D megathrust earthquake dynamics", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, 4, doi:10.1029/2021JB023382. [pdf]

[41] J. Jiang et al., “Community-Driven Code Comparisons for Three-Dimensional Dynamic Modeling of Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip (SEAS)”,  Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, e2021JB023519, doi:10.1029/2021JB023519, [pdf]

[40] B. Li, B. Wu, H. Bao, D. Oglesby, A. Ghosh, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Meng, R. Chu, “Rupture heterogeneity and directivity effects in back-projection analysis",  Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, 3, doi:10.1029/2021JB022663. [pdf]

[39] T. Ulrich, A.-A. Gabriel, and E.H. Madden, “Stress, rigidity and sediment strength control megathrust earthquake and tsunami dynamics", Nature Geoscience, 15, 67-73, doi:10.1038/s41561-021-00863-5. [pdf]

[38] S. Wolf, M. Galis, C. Uphoff, A.-A. Gabriel, P. Moczo, D. Gregor, M. Bader, “An Efficient ADER-DG Local Time Stepping Scheme for 3D HPC Simulation of Seismic Waves in Poroelastic Media”, J. Comp. Phys., 110886, doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2021.110886. [pdf]

[37] K. Duru, L. Rannabauer, A.-A. Gabriel, O. K. A. Ling, H. Igel, and M. Bader, “A stable discontinuous Galerkin method for linear elastodynamics in 3D geometrically complex media using physics based numerical fluxes”, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., doi:10.1016/j.cma.2021.114386. [pdf]

2021

[36] E. Tinti, Casarotti, E., T. Ulrich, D. Li, Taufiqurrahman, A.-A. Gabriel, “Constraining families of dynamic models using geological, geodetic and strong ground motion data: the Mw 6.5, October 30th, 2016, Norcia earthquake, Italy", Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 576, 117237, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117237. [pdf]

[35] M. Ramos, Y. Huang, T. Ulrich, D. Li, A.-A. Gabriel, A. Thomas, “Assessing Margin-Wide Rupture Behaviors along the Cascadia Megathrust with 3-D Dynamic Rupture Simulations",  Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, e2021JB022005, doi:10.1029/2021JB022005. [pdf]

[34] L. Krenz, C. Uphoff, T. Ulrich, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Abrahams, E. Dunham, M. Bader, “3D Acoustic-Elastic Coupling with Gravity: The Dynamics of the 2018 Palu, Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami", SC’21: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, doi.org/10.1145/3458817.3476173. [pdf]

[33] A. Perez-Silva, D. Li, A.-A. Gabriel, Y. Kaneko, “3D modeling of long-term slow slip events along the flat-slab segment in the Guerrero Seismic Gap, Mexico", Geophys. Res. Lett., 48 (13), doi:10.1029/2021GL092968. [pdf]

[32] K. Duru, L. Rannabauer, A.-A. Gabriel, H. Igel, “A New Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Elastic Waves with Physically Motivated Numerical Fluxes”, J. Sci. Comp 88, 51 (2021). doi:10.1007/s10915-021-01565-1. [pdf]

[31] S.A. Wirp, A.-A. Gabriel, E.H. Madden, M. Schmeller, I. van Zelst, L. Krenz, Y. van Dinther, L. Rannabauer, “3D linked subduction, dynamic rupture, tsunami and inundation modeling: dynamic effects of supershear and tsunami earthquakes, hypocenter location and shallow fault slip", Frontiers in Earth Science, Geohazards and Georisks, doi:10.3389/feart.2021.626844. [pdf]

[30] A.-A. Gabriel, D. Li, S. Chiocchetti, M. Tavelli, I. Peshkov, R. Evgeniy, and M. Dumbser, “A unified first order hyperbolic model for nonlinear dynamic rupture processes in diffuse fracture zones", invited contribution, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 379 (2196), 20200130, doi:10.1098/rsta.2020.0130. [pdf]

[29] E. H. Madden, M. Bader, J. Behrens, Y. van Dinther, A.-A. Gabriel, L. Rannabauer, T. Ulrich, S. Vater, I. van Zelst, “Linked 3D modeling of megathrust earthquake-tsunami events: from subduction to tsunami run-up", Geophys. J. Int., 224(1), 487–516, doi:10.1093/gji/ggaa484. [pdf]

[28] S. Yuan, K. Gessele, A.-A. Gabriel, D. A. May, H. Igel, “Seismic source tracking with six degree-of-freedom ground motion observations", J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2020JB021112, doi:10.1029/2020JB021112. [pdf]

2020

[27] M. Tavelli*, S. Chiocchetti*, E. Romenski, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Dumbser, “Space-time adaptive ADER discontinuous Galerkin schemes for nonlinear hyperelasticity with material failure", J. Comp. Phys., 422, 109758, doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109758. [pdf]

[26] K. Palgunadi*, A.-A. Gabriel, T. Ulrich*, J. A. Lopez-Comino*, P. M. Mai, “Dynamic fault interaction during a fluid-injection induced earthquake: The 2017 Mw5.5 Pohang event", BSSA, 110 (5), 2328–2349, doi:10.1785/0120200106. [pdf]

[25] S. Wolf*, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Bader, “Optimisation and Local Time Stepping of an ADER-DG Scheme for Fully Anisotropic Wave Propagation in Complex Geometries", Computational Science–ICCS 2020, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12139, edited by Krzhizhanovskaya V. et al., doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50420-5-3. [pdf]

[24] J. Premus*, F. Gallovic*, L. Hanyk, A.-A. Gabriel, “FD3D-TSN: A fast and simple code for dynamic rupture simulations with GPU acceleration", Seismo. Res. Lett., 91(5), 2881–2889, doi:10.1785/0220190374. [pdf]

[23] R. Lacassin, M. Deves, S. Hicks, J.-P. Ampuero, R. Bossu, L. Bruhat, D. Wibisono, L. Fallou, E. Fielding, A.-A. Gabriel, J. Gurney, J. Krippner, A. Lomax, M. Ma’rufin Sudibyo, A. Pamumpuni, J. Patton, H. Robinson, M. Tingay, S. Valkaniotis, “Rapid collaborative knowledge building via Twitter after significant geohazard events", Geosc. Comm. Disc., 3, 129–146, doi:10.5194/gc-2019-23. [pdf]

[22] K. Duru*, L. Rannabauer*, A.-A. Gabriel, G. Kreiss and M. Bader, “A stable discontinuous Galerkin method for the perfectly matched layer for elastodynamics in first order form”, Numer. Math. 146, 729-782, doi:10.1007/s00211-020-01160-w. [pdf]

[21] A. Reinarz, D. E. Charrier, M. Bader, L. Bovard, M. Dumbser, K. Duru, F. Fambri, A.-A. Gabriel, J.-M. Gallard, S. Koeppel, L. Krenz, L. Rannabauer, L. Rezzolla, P. Samfass, M. Tavelli, T. Weinzierl, “ExaHyPE: An Engine for Parallel Dynamically Adaptive Simulations of Wave Problems”, Comp. Phys. Comm., 254, 107251, doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2020.107251. [pdf]

2019

[20] T. Ulrich*, S. Vater*, E. H. Madden*, J. Behrens, Y. van Dinther, I. van Zelst*, E. J. Fielding, C. Liang, and A.-A. Gabriel, “Coupled, Physics-based Modelling Reveals Earthquake Displacements are Critical to the 2018 Palu, Sulawesi Tsunami”, Pure and Applied Geophysics, doi:10.1007/s00024-019-02290-5. [pdf]

[19] I. van Zelst*, S. Wollherr*, A.-A. Gabriel, E. H. Madden*, and Y. van Dinther, “Modeling Megathrust Earthquakes Across Scales: One-way Coupling From Geodynamics and Seismic Cycles to Dynamic Rupture”, J. Geophys. Res., 124, doi:10.1029/2019JB017539. [pdf]

[18] F. Gallovic, L. Valentova*, J.-P. Ampuero, and A.-A. Gabriel (2019), “Bayesian Dynamic Finite-Fault Inversion: 1. Method and Synthetic Test”, J. Geophys. Res. - Solid Earth, 124, 6949–6969, doi:10.1029/2019JB017510. [pdf]

[17] F. Gallovic, L. Valentova*, J.-P. Ampuero, and A.-A. Gabriel (2019), “Bayesian Dynamic Finite-Fault Inversion: 2. Application to the 2016 Mw6.2 Amatrice, Italy, Earthquake”, J. Geophys. Res. - Solid Earth, 124, 6970–6988, doi:10.1029/2019JB017512. [pdf]

[16] T. Ulrich*, A.-A. Gabriel, J.-P. Ampuero and W. Xu (2019), “Dynamic viability of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake cascade on weak crustal faults”, Nature Comms., 10(1213), doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09125-w. [pdf]

[15] S. Wollherr*, A.-A. Gabriel and P. M. Mai (2019), “Landers 1992 ‘reloaded’: Integrative dynamic earthquake rupture modeling”, J. Geophys. Res. - Solid Earth, 124, 6666–6702 doi:10.1029/2018JB016355. [pdf]

[14] C. Happ, F. Scheipl*, A.-A. Gabriel and S. Greven (2019), “A General Framework for Multivariate Functional Principal Component Analysis of Amplitude and Phase Variation”, Stat, 8(1), e220, doi:10.1002/sta4.220. [pdf]

[13] K. Duru*, A.-A. Gabriel and G. Kreiss (2019), “On energy stable discontinuous Galerkin spectral element ap- proximations of the perfectly matched layer for the wave equation”, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 350, 898-937, doi:10.1016/j.cma.2019.02.036. [pdf]

2018

[12] S. Wollherr*, A.-A. Gabriel and C. Uphoff* (2018), “Off-fault plasticity in three-dimensional dynamic rupture simulations using a modal Discontinuous Galerkin method on unstructured meshes: Implementation, verification, and application”, Geophys. J. Int., 214(3), 1556–1584, doi:10.1093/gji/ggy213. [pdf]

[11] R. Harris, M. Barall, B. Aagaard, S. Ma, D. Roten, K. Olsen, B. Duan, D. Liu, B. Luo, K. Bai, J.-P. Ampuero, Y. Kaneko, A.-A. Gabriel, K. Duru, T. Ulrich*, S. Wollherr*, Z. Shi, E. Dunham, S. Bydlon, Z. Zhang, X. Chen, S.N. Somala, C. Pelties, J. Tago, V.M. Cruz-Atienza, J. Kozdon, E. Daub, K. Aslam, Y. Kase, K. Withers, L. Dalguer (2018), “A suite of exercises for verifying dynamic earthquake rupture codes”, Seis. Res. Lett., 89 (3), 1146–1162, doi:10.1785/0220170222. [pdf]

[10] A. Bauer*, F. Scheipl, H. Küchenhoff, A.-A. Gabriel (2018), “An introduction to semiparametric function-on-scalar regression”, Statistical Modelling, 18(3–4), 346–364, doi:10.1177/1471082X17748034. [pdf]

2009-2017

[9] C. Uphoff*, S. Rettenberger*, M. Bader, S. Wollherr*, T. Ulrich*, E. M. Madden*, A.-A. Gabriel (2017), “Extreme scale multi-physics simulations of the tsunamigenic 2004 Sumatra megathrust earthquake”, SC17 Best Paper Award, Proceedings of International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (2017). doi: 10.1145/3126908.3126948. [pdf]

[8] S. Rettenberger*, O. Meister*, M. Bader, A.-A. Gabriel (2016), “ASAGI - A Parallel Server for Adaptive Geoinformation”, Proceedings of the Exascale Applications and Software Conference 2016 (EASC ’16), p. 2:1–2:9. ACM, doi: 10.1145/2938615.2938618. [pdf]

[7] A. Heinecke*, A. Breuer*, S. Rettenberger*, M. Bader, A.-A. Gabriel, C. Pelties*, A. Bode, W. Barth, X.-K. Liao, K. Vaidyanathan, M. Smelyanskiy, P. Dubey (2014), “Petascale High Order Dynamic Rupture Earthquake Simulations on Heterogeneous Supercomputers”, ACM Gordon Bell Prize Finalist, SC14 Proceedings of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, 3–14 (2014). doi: 10.1109/SC.2014.6. [pdf]

[6] A. Breuer*, A. Heinecke*, S. Rettenberger*, M. Bader, A.-A. Gabriel, C. Pelties* (2014), “Sustained Petascale Perfor- mance of Seismic Simulations with SeisSol on SuperMUC”, PRACE ISC Award 2014, International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) Proceedings, 8488, 1–18. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07518-1_1. [pdf]

[5] C. Pelties*, A.-A. Gabriel, J.-P. Ampuero (2014), “Verification of an ADER-DG method for complex dynamic rupture problems”, Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 847–866, doi:10.5194/gmd-7-847-2014; Geosci. Model Dev. Disc., 6(4): 5981–6034, doi:10.5194/gmdd-6-5981-2013. [pdf]

[4] A.-A. Gabriel, J.-P. Ampuero, L. A. Dalguer, P. M. Mai (2013), “Source Properties of Dynamic Rupture Pulses with Off-Fault Plasticity”, J. Geophys. Res., 118(B8), doi: 10.1002/jgrb.50213. [pdf]

[3] A.-A. Gabriel, J.-P. Ampuero, L. A. Dalguer, P. M. Mai (2012), “The transition of dynamic rupture modes in elastic media”, J. Geophys. Res., 117(B9), 01480227, doi:10.1029/2012JB009468. [pdf] 

[2] R. A. Harris, M. Barall, D. J. Andrews, B. Duan, S. Ma, E. M. Dunham, A.-A. Gabriel, Y. Kaneko, Y. Kase, B. T. Aagaard, D. D. Oglesby, J.-P. Ampuero, T. C. Hanks, and N. Abrahamson (2011), “Verifying a computational method for predicting extreme ground motion”, Seis.Res. Let., 82(5), 638-644, doi: 10.1785/gssrl.82.5.638. [pdf] 

[1] M. Posselt and A.-A. Gabriel (2009), “Atomistic simulation of amorphous germanium and its solid phase epitaxial recrystallization”, Phys. Rev. B 80, 045202, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.045202. [pdf] 

Selected other publications

 2025, D. Kilb, A.-A. Gabriel, J. Rekoske*, D.A. Agnew, "Knock, knock, knocking on your door – the Julian earthquake in southern California issues reminder to be prepared", Temblor article, doi:  .

2025, A.-A. Gabriel,  Amit Chourasia, Philip Maechling, David A. May, Ahmed Elbanna, Yehuda Ben-Zion, "Quakeworx Kick-Off Workshop: Advances Cybertraining and Democratizes Access in Computational Seismology", SCEC article.

2025, B.T. Aagaard, S. Marshall, S. Minson, D. Boyd, M. Denolle, E. Fielding, A.-A, Gabriel, C. Goulet, R. Graymer, J. Hardebeck, A. Hatem, E. Hirakawa, T. Huynh, L. Hwang, K. Luttrell, K. Materna, L. Montesi, M. Oskin, A. Rodgers, A. Pitarka, J. Zachariasen, "2024 California Community Earth Models for Seismic Hazard Assessments Workshop Report", doi:10.48550/arXiv.2503.11545, [pdf]

2023, G. Abram, F. Samsel, Y. Wang, S. Cunningham, A.-A. Gabriel, N. Schliwa*, "Conversing Faults: The 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake", SC'23, Proc. ACM Meas. Anal. Comput. Syst., Vol. 37, No. 4, Article 111, [pdf],[download video],[YouTube]
 

2022, A.-A. Gabriel, “Computational Earthquake Physics (Computergestutzte Erdbebenphysik)”, cumulative habilitation thesis to obtain the academic degree “doctor habilitatus” (Dr. habil.) in the scientific discipline “Geophysics” submitted to LMU Munich, Germany, [pdf]

2022, Hilley, G. et al., “SZ4D Implementation Plan", Stanford Digital Repository, doi:10.25740/hy589fc7561

2021, P. Moczo, J. Kristek, A.-A. Gabriel, E. Chaljub, J.-P. Ampuero, F. J. Sanchez-Sesma, M. Galis et al. "Numerical wave propagation simulation", In The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, [pdf]

2021, A.-A. Gabriel, M. Mohr, B. A. S. Schuberth, “Geocomputing", Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences, Earth Sciences Series, ISSN 1388-4360, Springer, Cham, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26050-7, [pdf]

2021, M. van den Ende*, L. Bruhat*, G. Funning, A.-A. Gabriel, S.P. Hicks*, R. Jolivet, T. Lecocq, C. Rowe,“The Seismica Initiative - Creating a Diamond Open Access community journal for Seismology and Earthquake Science”, White Paper, EarthArxiv, doi:10.31223/X5304V

2019, N. Lapusta et al., “Modeling Earthquake Source Processes: from Tectonics to Dynamic Rupture", report to the National Science Foundation, [pdf]

2013, A.-A. Gabriel, “Physics of dynamic rupture pulses and macroscopic earthquake source properties in elastic and plastic media”, Diss. ETH No. 20567, Doctoral dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich, doi: 10.3929/ethz-a-009761502.