The generation of large earthquakes
Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading
to large earthquake generation remain enigmatic. However, recent observations provide …
to large earthquake generation remain enigmatic. However, recent observations provide …
Variation in slip behaviour along megathrusts controlled by multiple physical properties
Megathrusts, faults at the plate interface in subduction zones, exhibit substantial
spatiotemporal variability in their slip behaviour. Many previous attempts to discern the …
spatiotemporal variability in their slip behaviour. Many previous attempts to discern the …
Initial effective stress controls the nature of earthquakes
Modern geophysics highlights that the slip behaviour response of faults is variable in space
and time and can result in slow or fast ruptures. However, the origin of this variation of the …
and time and can result in slow or fast ruptures. However, the origin of this variation of the …
GARPOS: Analysis software for the GNSS‐A seafloor positioning with simultaneous estimation of sound speed structure
Global Navigation Satellite System–Acoustic ranging combined seafloor geodetic technique
(GNSS-A) has extended the geodetic observation network into the ocean. The key issue for …
(GNSS-A) has extended the geodetic observation network into the ocean. The key issue for …
Upper-plate conduits linked to plate boundary that hosts slow earthquakes
In shallow subduction zones, fluid behavior impacts various geodynamic processes capable
of regulating slip behaviors and forming mud volcanoes. However, evidence of structures …
of regulating slip behaviors and forming mud volcanoes. However, evidence of structures …
Development of a detection method for short-term slow slip events using GNSS data and its application to the Nankai subduction zone
Using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data to detect millimeter-order signals of
short-term slow slip events (S-SSEs) and to estimate their source parameters, especially …
short-term slow slip events (S-SSEs) and to estimate their source parameters, especially …
Megathrust reflectivity reveals the updip limit of the 2014 Iquique earthquake rupture
The updip limit of seismic rupture during a megathrust earthquake exerts a major control on
the size of the resulting tsunami. Offshore Northern Chile, the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique …
the size of the resulting tsunami. Offshore Northern Chile, the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique …
[HTML][HTML] Frictional properties of the décollement in the shallow Nankai Trough: constraints from friction experiments simulating in-situ conditions and implications for …
H Okuda, M Kitamura, M Takahashi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Along subduction zone megathrust faults, the transition from smectite to illite with depth
occurs at temperatures of∼ 150° C and has long been hypothesized to be one of the …
occurs at temperatures of∼ 150° C and has long been hypothesized to be one of the …
Spatiotemporal distribution of shallow tremors along the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan, as determined from waveform amplitudes and cross‐correlations
Shallow slow earthquakes in subduction zones are related to spatiotemporal variations of
stress on the plate boundary adjacent to a megathrust earthquake. A dense network …
stress on the plate boundary adjacent to a megathrust earthquake. A dense network …
Observation of shallow slow earthquakes by distributed acoustic sensing using offshore fiber‐optic cable in the Nankai trough, southwest Japan
Abstract Off Cape Muroto area, along the Nankai Trough in southwest Japan, is a typical
area with adjacent occurrences of slow and megathrust earthquakes. High‐resolution …
area with adjacent occurrences of slow and megathrust earthquakes. High‐resolution …