| Earthquake | Date | Earthquake triggering patterns | Focal mechanism |
| L’aquila-Italy | 06/04/2009 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Normal |
| Colfiorito-Italy | 26/09/1997 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Normal |
| Irpinia-Italy | 23/11/1980 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Normal |
| Emilia-Italy | 20/05/2012 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| Loma Prieta-CA, USA | 19/10/1989 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Transpression |
| Nicaragua | 02/09/1992 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| Vanuatu | 07/10/2009 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| Aleutian Islands | 17/11/2003 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| Haiti | 12/01/2010 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| Turkey | 23/10/2011 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Reverse strike-slip |
| Taiwan | 14/11/1986 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Chile | 01/04/2014 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Low-angle reverse strike-slip |
| Japan | 11/03/2011 | Progressive earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| New Zealand | 03/09/2010 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Dextral strike-slip |
| Landers-CA, USA | 28/06/1992 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| China | 14/04/2010 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| Mexico | 19/09/1985 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Pakistan | 18/11/2011 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Normal strike-slip |
| Pakistan | 24/09/2013 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Normal strike-slip |
| Nicaragua | 02/09/1992 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Nicaragua | 04/02/1976 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| Uzbekistan | 19/03/1984 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Uzbekistan | 17/05/1976 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Japan | 26/05/1983 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Alaska Gulf | 30/11/1987 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| Philippines | 16/08/1976 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Australia | 22/01/1988 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Colombia | 15/11/2004 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Colombia | 18/10/1992 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse strike-slip |
| Colombia | 13/07/1974 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Low-angle reverse |
| Indonesia | 11/04/2012 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Low-angle reverse |
| Indonesia | 06/04/2010 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip |
| Sumatra | 26/12/2004 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Thrust |
| Nepal | 25/04/2015 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Emilia-Italy | 29/05/2012 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Friuli-Italy | 06/05/1976 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse strike-slip |
| Denali (Alaska) | 03/11/2002 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse strike-slip |
| Tonga | 03/05/2006 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip (transform) |
| Russia | 05/12/1997 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Srike-slip (transform) |
| Australia | 22/01/1988 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |
| Uganda | 05/12/2005 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Transtensive |
| Taiwan | 20/09/1999 | Flash earthquakes pattern | Reverse |