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Near-Field Body-Wave Extraction From Ambient Seafloor Noise in the Nankai Subduction Zone

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
Ambient noise correlation is capable of retrieving waves propagating between two receivers. Although waves retrieved using this technique are primarily surface waves, the retrieval of body waves, including direct, refracted, and reflected waves, has also
Takashi Tonegawa, Toshinori Kimura, Eiichiro Araki   +2 more
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Sustainable thermogenic CH4 and H2 generation in the Nankai Trough subduction zone

, 2023
Abstract Mud volcanoes, gas plumes, and gas hydrates comprising thermogenic and biogenic CH4 are widely distributed in the Nankai Trough subduction zone, showing ongoing significant CH4 activity. However, the source rocks of the thermogenic CH4 and the geological source of H2 for microbial CH4 production remain uncertain.
Noriyuki Suzuki, Koutaro Koike, Jun Kameda, Gaku Kimura   +3 more
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Quantifying the Role of 3D Fault Geometry Complexities on Slow and Fast Earthquakes

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.
Abstract Traditional models of slow slip events (SSEs) oversimplify fault geometry, although imaging shows subduction faults are segmented and complex. We examine how fault interactions control slip behavior using 3D quasi‐dynamic simulations of two parallel faults with uniform rate‐weakening friction accelerated by hierarchical matrices.
J. Cheng, H. S. Bhat, M. Almakari, B. Lecampion, P. Dubernet   +4 more
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Thermogenic methane and hydrogen generation in subducted sediments of the Nankai Trough

Communications Earth & Environment
Active and widespread CH4 accumulations and emissions in the Nankai Trough subduction zone are attested by numerous mud volcanoes, gas plumes, and gas hydrates containing biogenic and thermogenic CH4.
Noriyuki Suzuki, Koutaro Koike, Jun Kameda, Gaku Kimura   +3 more
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The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami: Cascading Impacts and Risks to Japan

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 11, Page 2837-2854, September 2026.
ABSTRACT On July 29th, 2025, a large earthquake (Mw 8.8) occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. This event caused a tsunami that reached Japan's Pacific coast, even though the source was far away. In this study, we analyze the characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis and discuss how they relate to the recurrence possibility and risk in Japan.
Ampan Laosunthara, An‐Chi Cheng, Yo Fukushima, Yoshinori Shigihara, Natt Leelawat, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura   +6 more
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Tsunamigenic Earthquakes at Along-dip Double Segmentation and Along-strike Single Segmentation near Japan

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2015
A distinct difference of the earthquake activity in megathrust subduction zones is pointed out, concerning seismic segmentations in the vicinity of Japan—that is, the apparent distribution of earthquake hypocenters characterized by Along-dip Double ...
Junji Koyama, Motohiro Tsuzuki, Kiyoshi Yomogida   +2 more
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Detection of Interannual and Fine‐Scale Plate Coupling Variations Using Intraplate Earthquakes and Geodetic Data: Application to the Tohoku‐Oki Plate Boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract We propose a method to infer detailed spatiotemporal variations in interplate coupling by integrating geodetic and seismic data. It examines whether focal mechanisms of intraplate earthquakes occurring near the plate interface align with the stressing rates caused by a geodetically derived slip‐deficit rate model, evaluating deviations from a ...
Kazutoshi Imanishi, Akemi Noda
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Numerical analysis of deformation in the upper part of subduction zones [PDF]

, 1981
The stresses and deformation in an accretionary prism, and the crystalline basement behind and beneath it, have been modelled using finite element analysis, assuming a visco-elastic Maxwell rheology for the rocks involved.
Park, M.J.M.
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Seismic images of the megathrust rupture during the 25th October 2010 Pagai earthquake, SW Sumatra: Frontal rupture and large tsunami [PDF]

The Mentawai segment of the Sumatra subduction zone is locked and likely to produce a large earthquake in the near future. A part of this locked zone ruptured on 12 September 2007 producing twin earthquakes of Mw = 8.5 and 7.9.
Harjono, Heri, Hananto, Nugroho, Permana, Haryadi, Djajadihardja, Yusuf, Singh, Satish C., Mukti, Maruf   +5 more
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Thermal and Structural Signatures Associated With Subducted Seamounts in Hyuga‐nada and Off Cape Muroto, Southwest Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract We present heat flow estimates beneath the forearc slopes off Hyuga‐nada and Cape Muroto in the Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea plate subducts beneath the southwestern Japan. Using seismic reflection data, we identified Bottom Simulating Reflectors and derived heat flow ranging from 20 to >140 mW/m2.
Masataka Kinoshita, Kazuya Shiraishi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Yohei Hamada, Rie Nakata   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source