Why do aftershocks occur? Relationship between mainshock rupture and aftershock sequence based on highly resolved hypocenter and focal mechanism distributions

Why do aftershocks occur? Relationship between mainshock rupture and aftershock sequence based on highly resolved hypocenter and focal mechanism distributions

Abstract In order to clarify the origin of aftershocks, we precisely analyze the hypocenters and focal mechanisms of the aftershocks following the 2000 Western Tottori Earthquake, which occurred in the western part of Japan, using data from dense seismic observations. We investigate whether aftersho...

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Main Authors: Yohei Yukutake, Yoshihisa Iio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Aftershock
Fault plane of mainshock
Fault damage zone
Hypocenter distribution
Focal mechanism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0650-2

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