Quartz dissolution-precipitation could control spatial and temporal change of permeability in the Earth’s crust. However, the relationship between the Water-Rock Interaction and the seismic cycle is still unclear. In this study, our “CRACK model” reveal that the timescales of the formation of a quartz vein and the recovery of permeability correlate to the extensional stress period and the recurrence interval of mega-earthquakes in the Nankai Trough, respectively.
