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The prediction of an earthquake is a challenging problem, which requires the thorough understanding of precursory phenomena. Anomalous recovery of a b-value is being studied as one of such phenomena; see [1]. The b-value is the slope of the line that is obtained by plotting the number of earthquakes per unit time against their magnitude on a log-log scale. There are several reports that the b-value which is usually almost constant drops near a big earthquake and recovers just prior to it; see, for example, [2].
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Hori, M., Mao, E. (1995). Analysis of Anomalous Microcrack Growth in a Brittle Porous Material Prior to Compression Failure. In: Parker, D.F., England, A.H. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Anisotropy, Inhomogeneity and Nonlinearity in Solid Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8494-4_35
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