Peer-reviewed papers [ * MSc/PhD/Post-doc (co-)advised ]
[31] Gualandi, A., Dal Zilio, L., Faranda, D., & Mengaldo, G. (2024). Similarities and differences between natural and simulated slow earthquakes. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL109845. [ PDF ]
[30] Bianchi, P., Selvadurai, P.A., Dal Zilio, L., Salazar Vásquez, A., Madonna, C., Gerya, T. and Wiemer, S., (2024). Pre-Failure Strain Localization in Siliclastic Rocks: A Comparative Study of Laboratory and Numerical Approaches. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp.1-25. [ PDF ]
[29] Kammer, D.S., McLaskey, G.C., Abercrombie, R.E., Ampuero, J.P., Cattania, C., Cocco, M., Dal Zilio, L., Dresen, G., Gabriel, A.A., Ke, C.Y. and Marone, C., (2024). Earthquake energy dissipation in a fracture mechanics framework. Nature Communications, 15(1), p.4736. [ PDF ]
[28] Zhang, Y., Wimpenny, S., Dal Zilio, L., & Shan, X. (2024). Strain partitioning and fault kinematics in the northern Qilian Shan (NE Tibet) determined from Bayesian inference of geodetic data. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(9), e2023GL107324. [ PDF ]
[27] Huang, K., Wei, G., Chen, K., Zhang, N., Li, M., & Dal Zilio, L (2024). The 2023 Mw 6.8 Morocco Earthquake: A Lower Crust Event Triggered by Mantle Upwelling?. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(12), e2024GL109052. [ PDF ]
[26] Chen, H., Qu, C., Zhao, D., Shan, X., Ma, C., Gong, W., Zhao, L. and Dal Zilio, L., (2024). 3-D coseismic displacement mapping of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake using multi-viewed InSAR. Tectonophysics, 876. [ PDF ]
[25] Wei, G., Chen, K., Lyu, M., Gong, W., Dal Zilio, L., Ye, L., & Tu, H. (2023). Complex strike-slip faulting during the 2021 Mw 7.4 Maduo earthquake. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 319. [ PDF ]
[24] Dal Zilio, L., Giardini, D., Carbonell, R., Wiemer, S., (2023). Harnessing the potential of digital twins in seismology. Nature Review Earth & Environment. [ PDF ]
[23] Michel, S., Stevens, V., Dal Zilio, L. and Jolivet, R. (2023). Seismic Coupling and Hazard Assessment of the Himalaya. Himalaya, Dynamics of a Giant 3 (eds R. Cattin and J.-L. Epard). [ PDF ]
[22] Wang, X.*, Kammer, D., Dal Zilio, L., Morgan, J., (2023). Non-precursory Accelerating Aseismic Slip during Rupture Nucleation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(6). [ PDF ]
[21] Dal Zilio, L. and Ampuero, J.-P. (2023). Earthquake doublet in Turkey and Syria. Nature Commun. Earth & Environ, 4, 71. [ PDF ]
[20] Erickson, B. A., J. Jiang, V. Lambert, M. Abdelmeguid, M. Almquist, J.-P. Ampuero, R. Ando, S. Barbot, C. Cattania, A. Chen, L. Dal Zilio, E. M. Dunham, A. Elbanna, A.-A. Gabriel, T. W. Harvey, Y. Huang, Y. Kaneko, J. E. Kozdon, N. Lapusta, D. Li, M. Li, C. Liang, Y. Liu, S. Ozawa, C. Pranger, P. Segall, Y. Sun, P. Thakur, C. Uphoff, Y. van Dinther, Y. Yang, (2023). Incorporating full elastodynamic effects and dipping fault geometries in community code verification exercises for simulations of earthquake sequences and aseismic slip (SEAS). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 113(2), 499-523. [ PDF ]
[19] Dal Zilio, L. and Gerya, T. (2022). Subduction earthquake cycles controlled by episodic fluid pressure cycling. Lithos, 426–427, 106800. [ PDF ]
[18] Dal Zilio, L., Hegyi, B., Behr, W., Gerya, T. (2022). Hydro-mechanical earthquake cycles in a poro-visco-elasto-plastic fluid-bearing fault structure. Tectonophysics 838, 229516. [ PDF ]
[17] Jiang, J., Erickson, B., Lambert, V., Ampuero, J.-P., Ando, R., Barbot, S., Cattania, C., Dal Zilio, L., Duan, B., Dunham, E. M., Gabriel, A.-A., Lapusta, N., Li, D., Liu, D., Liu, Y., Ozawa, S., Pranger, C. & Van Dinther, Y. (2022). Community-driven code comparisons for three-dimensional dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124(12), 12854–12881. [ PDF ]
[16] Dal Zilio, L., Lapusta, N., Avouac, J.P., Gerya, T. (2022). Subduction earthquake sequences in a non-linear visco-elasto-plastic megathrust. Geophysical Journal International, 229(2). [ PDF ]
[15] Brizzi, S., Becker, T.W., Faccenna, C., Behr, W.M., van Zelst, I., Dal Zilio, L., & van Dinther, Y. (2021). The role of sediment subduction and buoyancy on subduction dynamics and geometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 48. [ PDF ]
[14] Michel, S., Jolivet, R., Rollins, C., Jara, J., & Dal Zilio, L. (2021). Seismogenic potential of the Main Himalayan Thrust constrained by coupling segmentation and earthquake scaling. Geophysical Research Letters, 48. [ PDF ]
[13] Dal Zilio, L., Hetényi, G., Hubbard, J., & Bollinger, L. (2021). Building the Himalaya from tectonic to earthquake scales. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1-18. [ PDF ]
[12] Dal Zilio, L., Ruh, J., and Avouac, J.P. (2020). Structural evolution of orogenic wedges: interplay between erosion and weak décollements. Tectonics 39(10). [ PDF ]
[11] Dal Zilio, L., Kissling, E., Gerya, T. and van Dinther, Y. (2020). Slab Rollback Orogeny Model: A Test of Concept. Geophysical Research Letters 47(18). [ PDF ]
[10] D’Acquisto, M.*, Dal Zilio, L., Molinari, I., Kissling, E., Gerya, T., van Dinther, Y. (2020). Tectonics and seismicity in the Northern Apennines driven by slab retreat and crustal delamination. Tectonophysics, 789: 228-481 [ PDF ]
[9] Dal Zilio, L., Lapusta, N., Avouac, J.P. (2020). Unraveling scaling properties of slow-slip events. Geophysical Research Letters. [ PDF ]
[8] Dal Zilio, L., Jolivet, R., van Dinther, Y. (2020). Segmentation of the Main Himalayan Thrust Illuminated by Bayesian Inference of Interseismic Coupling. Geophysical Research Letters 47 (4). [ PDF ]
[7] Dal Zilio, L., van Dinther, Y., Gerya, T., Avouac, J.-P. (2019). Bimodal seismicity in the Himalaya controlled by fault friction and geometry. Nature Communications. [ PDF ]
[6] Dal Zilio, L. (2018). Subduction-driven Earth machine. Nature Geoscience (retrospective), 11, 229. [ PDF ]
[5] Dal Zilio, L., van Dinther, Y., and Gerya, T. V., (2018). Seismic behaviour of mountain belts controlled by plate convergence rate. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 482, 81–92. [ PDF ]
[4] Ficini, E.*, Dal Zilio, L., Doglioni, C., and Gerya, T. V., (2017). Horizontal mantle flow controls subduction dynamics. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 7550. [ PDF ]
[3] Dal Zilio, L., Faccenda, M., and Capitanio, F. A., (2017). The role of deep subduction in supercontinent breakup. Tectonophysics. [ PDF ]
[2] Faccenda, M., and Dal Zilio, L., (2017). The role of solid–solid phase transitions in mantle convection. Lithos 268, 198-224. [ PDF ]
[1] Meyzen, C.M., Massironi, M., Pozzobon. R., and Dal Zilio, L., (2015). Are plumes on motionless plates analogues to Martian plume feeding the giant shield volcanoes? Geological Society of London, 401. [ PDF ]