Review of the Prospective Prediction of the 2014 YutianM_s7.3 Earthquake in Xinjiang and Analysis of its Postseismic Trend

Based on the brittle failure theory of multiple locked patches in a seismogenic fault system and the associated prediction method developed by us, we have released a medium‐ and long‐term prediction of future strong earthquakes in the Yutian seismic zone of Xinjiang, including the magnitude, location, critical Benioff strain, and focal depth. Comparison shows that these parameters are almost identical with the Yutian M s 7.3 event in Xinjiang on...