A b map implying the first eastern rupture of the Nankai Trough earthquakes

K. Z. Nanjo () and A. Yoshida ()
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K. Z. Nanjo: University of Shizuoka
A. Yoshida: Shizuoka University

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The Nankai Trough megathrust earthquakes inflicted catastrophic damage on Japanese society and more widely. Most research is aimed at identifying strongly coupled regions that are considered as a major source of future disastrous earthquakes. Here we present a b-value map for the entire Nankai Trough zone. The b value, which represents the rate of occurrence of small earthquakes relative to larger ones, is inversely dependent on differential stresses, and has been used to detect highly stressed areas on fault planes in various tectonic situations. A remarkable finding is that the b value is inversely correlated with the slip-deficit rate (SDR). Moreover, the b value for the areas of high SDR in the eastern part is lower than that in the western part, indicating that differential stress on asperities in the eastern part is higher than that in the western part. This may explain the history of the Nankai Trough earthquakes, in which the eastern part tends to rupture first.

Date: 2018
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