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Characteristics of Seismic Energy Rate Functions of Shallow Tremors

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract We investigated the energy rate functions of shallow tremors southeast of the Kii Peninsula in the Nankai subduction zone. Unimodal functions (triangle or bell‐shaped) explain the characteristics of small (<104 J) shallow tremors. As the seismic radiated energy increases, the energy rate functions become more complex and are better ...
Shunsuke Takemura, Suguru Yabe
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Thermal Conductivity Profile in the Nankai Accretionary Prism at IODP NanTroSEIZE Site C0002: Estimations From High‐Pressure Experiments Using Input Site Sediments

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2020
Depth profiles of sediment thermal conductivity are required for understanding the thermal structure in active seismogenic zones. During the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE), a scientific drilling project of the International Ocean
Weiren Lin, Takehiro Hirose, Osamu Tadai, Wataru Tanikawa, Kazuya Ishitsuka, Xiaoqiu Yang   +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of Seismicity Across Three Depth‐Dependent Slip Regimes in the Japan Trench Subduction Zone

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Understanding the cause of spatial variations in seismicity is crucial for comprehending the physics governing earthquake activity. Off Iwate, in the northern Japan Trench subduction zone, the plate boundary can be divided into three distinct zones based on depth‐dependent slip regimes: the slow earthquake, asperity, and stable creeping zones.
Yuta Ito, Tomoaki Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Ito, Shukei Ohyanagi, Hiroyuki Noda   +4 more
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Frictional and hydrologic properties of a major splay fault system, Nankai subduction zone [PDF]

Geophysical Research Letters, 2009
We report on laboratory experiments examining the frictional and hydrologic properties of fault gouge and wall rock along a borehole transect that crosses a major out‐of‐sequence thrust splay fault within the Nankai accretionary complex. At 25 MPa effective normal stress, the fault zone material is frictionally weak (μ ≤ 0.44) and exhibits low ...
Matt J. Ikari, Demian M. Saffer, Chris Marone   +2 more
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On the Application of 1 Versus 2 State Variable Rate‐and‐State Friction Laws: An Example From the Nankai Trough Megasplay Fault Zone

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Frictional slip behavior in fault zones can be analyzed with friction laws using 1 or 2 state variables, but the physical meaning and applicability of the 2‐state variable form of the law remain unclear. Here, we re‐analyze friction experiments by Roesner et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623‐022‐01728‐w) using a natural sample from the
Matt J. Ikari, Alexander Roesner
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Moment tensor inversion of the 2016 southeast offshore Mie earthquake in the Tonankai region using a three-dimensional velocity structure model: effects of the accretionary prism and subducting oceanic plate

Earth, Planets and Space, 2018
The southeast offshore Mie earthquake occurred on April 1, 2016 near the rupture area of the 1944 Tonankai earthquake, where seismicity around the interface of the Philippine Sea plate had been very low until this earthquake.
Shunsuke Takemura, Takeshi Kimura, Tatsuhiko Saito, Hisahiko Kubo, Katsuhiko Shiomi   +4 more
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Precise tilt measurement by seafloor borehole tiltmeters at the Nankai Trough subduction zone

Earth, Planets and Space, 2023
In this study, geodetic and seismic phenomena occurring in the subduction zone were observed with two tiltmeters that were installed in seafloor boreholes drilled in the Kumano Basin in the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan.
Shuhei Tsuji, Eiichiro Araki, Takashi Yokobiki, Shuhei Nishida, Yuya Machida, Mark Zumberge, Keisuke Takahashi   +6 more
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Interseismic deformation at the Nankai subduction zone and the Median Tectonic Line, southwest Japan [PDF]

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2003
GPS velocities in the vicinity of the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan, were inverted into three components: interplate loading due to Nankai Trough subduction, deformation associated with deep slip on the Median Tectonic Line (MTL), and the residual rigid plate motion.
Yosuke Aoki, Christopher H. Scholz
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Spatiotemporal Variations in the Interplate Slip Rate Around Kodiak Island, Alaska

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 7, 16 April 2026.
Abstract Monitoring spatiotemporal variations in the interplate slip rate during the interseismic period, such as transient strain release by slow slip events (SSEs), is crucial for characterizing the physical properties of faults. We analyze 10 years of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data in the region of Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Yutaro Okada, Takuya Nishimura, Jeffrey T. Freymueller   +2 more
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Modeling the Probability of Tsunami Fire Ignition Based on Data From the 2011 Tohoku and 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquakes, With Recommendations to Reduce Emerging Fire Risk in Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 1116-1133, 25 April 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent tsunamigenic earthquakes in Japan have highlighted the emerging fire hazard triggered by tsunami inundation and its impact on tsunami vertical evacuation (TVE) structures. This new type of fire following earthquake, referred to as “tsunami fires,” may be a potential universal hazard that tsunami‐prone countries face; however, it has not
Tomoaki Nishino
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