Figure 4. The normal stress change model for the a) stress transfer from the magnitude 7.4 to magnitude 5.8 events and b) the stress transfer from the magnitude 5.8 to magnitude 5.2 events. This model shows that the December 2023 earthquake increases the normal stress along the epicentral area of the February 2024 magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Similarly, the February 2024 magnitude 5.8 event also increased the normal stress along the epicentral area of the February 2024 magnitude 5.2 earthquake. With these results, the normal stress increases on the epicentral areas of the magnitude 5.8 and 5.2 earthquakes might explain the occurrence of these earthquakes. Credit: Llamas et al., 2024, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0