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Jamali Hondori E, Park JO. Connection between high pore-fluid pressure and frictional instability at tsunamigenic plate boundary fault of 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12556. [PMID: 35941156 PMCID: PMC9360034 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16578-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake (M 9.0) rupture propagated along a shallow plate boundary thrust fault (i.e. decollement) to the trench, displaced the seafloor, and triggered a devastating tsunami. Physical properties of the underthrust sediments which control the rupture propagation are yet poorly known. We use a 2D seismic dataset to build velocity model for imaging and apply reverse time migration. We then calculate pore-fluid pressure along the decollement as the top boundary of underthrust sediments, and along the backstop interface as the boundary between undeformed structures in the continental plate and the severely deformed sediments in the accretionary prism. The results show that within horizontal distance of 40–22 km toward the trench, pore-fluid pressure is 82–60% higher than the hydrostatic pressure for both decollement and backstop interface. It then reduces to hydrostatic level for the backstop interface but remains 60–40% higher than hydrostatic level for the decollement, causing frictional instability in favor of fault rupture along the decollement. We report for the first time, by our knowledge, detailed seismic images of fluid-rich trapped bucket sediments, quantitative stress states, and fluid drainage conditions at shallow tsunamigenic portion of the Japan Trench, which are consistent with the seafloor and borehole observations.
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- Ehsan Jamali Hondori
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan. .,Geoscience Enterprise Inc. (GSE), Tokyo, Japan.
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- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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Seismic Wave Attenuation Characteristics from the Ground Motion Spectral Analysis around the Kanto Basin. BUILDINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/buildings12030318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In order to study the seismic wave attenuation characteristics of complex plate tectonics in and around the Kanto Basin, based on the focal mechanism and Slab1.0 model, the research area is divided into four regions. The one-step non-parametric generalized inversion technique was used to analyze the seismic wave attenuation characteristics of each region separately. The results show that the seismic path attenuation of earthquakes occurring in the shallow crust (Reg.1) is weak, and the seismic wave refraction at the crust–mantle boundary leads to almost no attenuation over a long hypocentral distance (>60 km), the frequency–dependent inelastic attenuation is also weak with the 0.5–20 Hz quality factor Q = 92.33f1.87. The seismic path attenuation of the upper mantle earthquakes occurring in the Kanto Basin (Reg.2) is strong, and the attenuation curve decreases with the increase of hypocentral distance, which is approximately parallel to the geometric diffusion R−2.0, the frequency–dependent inelastic attenuation is stronger with the quality factor Q = 27.75f1.08. The seismic path attenuation of subduction zone earthquakes (Reg.3 and Reg.4) is more obvious in the high–frequency band and has a frequency correlation, indicating that the attenuation of subduction zone earthquakes includes more inelastic attenuation. The frequency–dependent inelastic attenuation Q of Reg.3 and Reg.4 are 52.58f0.95 and 58.07f0.89, respectively.
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Nakamura Y, Fujiwara T, Kodaira S, Miura S, Obana K. Correlation of frontal prism structures and slope failures near the trench axis with shallow megathrust slip at the Japan Trench. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11607. [PMID: 32665634 PMCID: PMC7360545 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68449-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Since the giant 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, much research has focused on the distribution of coseismic slip at shallow depths during this subduction megathrust event. Here we present seismic images obtained in the immediate vicinity of the trench axis, that show thrust faults and fold-and-thrust type deformation structures near the epicenter of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake where the large coseismic slip has been inferred, and chaotic structure and the absence of thrust faults in northern and southern source areas. Seismic profiles show evidence of slope failures of the trench inner wall in a proposed tsunami source region around 39°–40° N, where the slips estimated from previous studies are in disagreement. Our results show that structural characteristics in the trench axis may be related to the occurrence of shallow megathrust slip and tsunamigenesis in the Japan Trench.
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- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan.
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan
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Structure of the tsunamigenic plate boundary and low-frequency earthquakes in the southern Ryukyu Trench. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12255. [PMID: 27447546 PMCID: PMC4961848 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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It has been recognized that even weakly coupled subduction zones may cause large interplate earthquakes leading to destructive tsunamis. The Ryukyu Trench is one of the best fields to study this phenomenon, since various slow earthquakes and tsunamis have occurred; yet the fault structure and seismic activity there are poorly constrained. Here we present seismological evidence from marine observation for megathrust faults and low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs). On the basis of passive observation we find LFEs occur at 15–18 km depths along the plate interface and their distribution seems to bridge the gap between the shallow tsunamigenic zone and the deep slow slip region. This suggests that the southern Ryukyu Trench is dominated by slow earthquakes at any depths and lacks a typical locked zone. The plate interface is overlaid by a low-velocity wedge and is accompanied by polarity reversals of seismic reflections, indicating fluids exist at various depths along the plate interface. Weakly coupled subduction zones may generate earthquakes that lead to tsunamis, but their structure and seismicity are poorly constrained with the Ryukyu subduction zone as one such example. Here, Arai et al. present seismological evidence from Ryukyu showing megathrust faults and low frequency earthquakes.
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Structural control on the Tohoku earthquake rupture process investigated by 3D FEM, tsunami and geodetic data. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5631. [PMID: 25005351 PMCID: PMC4087921 DOI: 10.1038/srep05631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The 2011 Tohoku earthquake (Mw = 9.1) highlighted previously unobserved features for megathrust events, such as the large slip in a relatively limited area and the shallow rupture propagation. We use a Finite Element Model (FEM), taking into account the 3D geometrical and structural complexities up to the trench zone, and perform a joint inversion of tsunami and geodetic data to retrieve the earthquake slip distribution. We obtain a close spatial correlation between the main deep slip patch and the local seismic velocity anomalies, and large shallow slip extending also to the North coherently with a seismically observed low-frequency radiation. These observations suggest that the friction controlled the rupture, initially confining the deeper rupture and then driving its propagation up to the trench, where it spreads laterally. These findings are relevant to earthquake and tsunami hazard assessment because they may help to detect regions likely prone to rupture along the megathrust, and to constrain the probability of high slip near the trench. Our estimate of ~40 m slip value around the JFAST (Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project) drilling zone contributes to constrain the dynamic shear stress and friction coefficient of the fault obtained by temperature measurements to ~0.68 MPa and ~0.10, respectively.
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Noda H, Lapusta N. Stable creeping fault segments can become destructive as a result of dynamic weakening. Nature 2013; 493:518-21. [DOI: 10.1038/nature11703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yamanaka Y, Kikuchi M. Asperity map along the subduction zone in northeastern Japan inferred from regional seismic data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2003jb002683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nakanishi A, Smith AJ, Miura S, Tsuru T, Kodaira S, Obana K, Takahashi N, Cummins PR, Kaneda Y. Structural factors controlling the coseismic rupture zone of the 1973 Nemuro-Oki earthquake, the southern Kuril Trench seismogenic zone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2003jb002574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ayako Nakanishi
- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Deep Sea Research Department; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences; Yokohama Japan
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Wells RE, Blakely RJ, Sugiyama Y, Scholl DW, Dinterman PA. Basin-centered asperities in great subduction zone earthquakes: A link between slip, subsidence, and subduction erosion? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2002jb002072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ray E. Wells
- U.S. Geological Survey; Menlo Park California USA
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- Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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von Huene R, Ranero CR. Subduction erosion and basal friction along the sediment-starved convergent margin off Antofagasta, Chile. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2001jb001569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- R. von Huene
- GEOMAR, Research Center for Marine Geosciences; Christian Albrechts University; Kiel Germany
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- GEOMAR, Research Center for Marine Geosciences; Christian Albrechts University; Kiel Germany
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Tsuru T, Park JO, Miura S, Kodaira S, Kido Y, Hayashi T. Along-arc structural variation of the plate boundary at the Japan Trench margin: Implication of interplate coupling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1029/2001jb001664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tetsuro Tsuru
- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution; Japan Marine Science and Technology Center; Yokosuka Japan
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Hino R, Ito S, Shiobara H, Shimamura H, Sato T, Kanazawa T, Kasahara J, Hasegawa A. Aftershock distribution of the 1994 Sanriku-oki earthquake (Mw7.7) revealed by ocean bottom seismographic observation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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