Geological structures controlled the rupture process of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in the Northeast Japan Arc

Geological structures controlled the rupture process of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in the Northeast Japan Arc

Abstract By interpreting the 2D/3D seismic survey data acquired in the surrounding ocean areas of the Northeast (NE) Japan Arc, we clarified the detailed geological structure and demonstrated that the basic structure in the hanging-wall plate of the subduction system consists of many structural bloc...

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Main Authors: Kei Baba, Takeyoshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake
Transcurrent fault
Rupture process
Northeast Japan Arc
Hypocenter distribution
Segment boundary
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-020-01212-3

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