Reactivation of ancient rift systems triggers devastating intraplate earthquakes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Kato, Aitaro ^a   Kurashimo, Eiji ^a   Igarashi, Toshihiro ^a   Sakai, Shinichi ^a   Iidaka, Takashi ^a   Shinohara, Masanao ^a   Kanazawa, Toshihiko ^a   Yamada, Tomoaki ^a   Hirata, Naoshi ^a   Iwasaki, Takaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC BASIN; GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKES; JAPAN SEA; LOWER CRUST; MIOCENE; RIFT SYSTEMS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SEISMOGENIC ZONES; STRESS LOADING; TILTED BLOCKS; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

EARTHQUAKES; SEISMOGRAPHS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

AFTERSHOCK; CONTRACTION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LOWER CRUST; MIOCENE; REACTIVATION; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAM; TOMOGRAPHY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 65649136535     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036450     Document Type: Article

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