Structural factors controlling the rupture process of a megathrust earthquake at the Nankai trough seismogenic zone

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 815-835

  Kodaira, S ^a   Kurashimo, E ^b   Park, J O ^a   Takahashi, N ^a   Nakanishi, A ^a   Miura, S ^a   Iwasaki, T ^b   Hirata, N ^b   Ito, K ^c   Kaneda, Y ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Earthquake; Nankai Trough; Seismic refraction; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEAMOUNT; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036276094     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01691.x     Document Type: Article

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