Slow stick slip of antigorite serpentinite under hydrothermal conditions as a possible mechanism for slow earthquakes

Slow earthquakes, characterized by a different scaling law to regular earthquakes, have been detected at the hydrated plate interface in the subduction zones, but the generating mechanism of them remains almost unexplored. Frictional experiments on antigorite serpentinite under hydrothermal conditions are conducted to assess the distinct scaling law of slow earthquakes. Slow stick‐slip was observed at temperatures that were close to the...