I'd like to thank the authors for addressing the comments expressed in the reviews. Both reviewers indicated some missing references to earlier work -- the revised version provides additional references to alternate analyzes of similar models and data. The other comments were of technical nature, largely related to model description and its connection to similar models discussed by other authors. These comments have been addressed in the revised version by providing additional references and discussion. In particular, a supplement has been added that clarifies the randomization methodology and addresses a specific concern of reviewer #1.

Overall, I find this study to be an interesting contribution to the literature on marked point process modeling of seismicity, with natural multiple connections to related works/models. The incremental development (by introducing a second time scale to an existing model) of the earthquake triggering mechanism presented here is a logical advancement, supported by earlier analysis of the observed seismicity; it is worth of a detailed exploration.

I recommend the revised version of the paper for publication and would like to thank the authors for making NPG the venue for their work.