A tectonic interpretation of NW-SE strike-slip faulting during the 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes, Japan: Probable tear of the Philippine Sea plate

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1115-1120

  Miyoshi, Takayuki ^a   Ishibashi, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes; Focal mechanism; Hypocentral distribution; Intra oceanic plate earthquake; Philippine Sea plate; Slab tear

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 29944441569     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351891     Document Type: Article

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