Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2011 magnitude-9 Tohoku-Oki earthquake

Shinzaburo Ozawa (), Takuya Nishimura, Hisashi Suito, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Mikio Tobita and Tetsuro Imakiire
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Shinzaburo Ozawa: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Takuya Nishimura: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Hisashi Suito: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Tomokazu Kobayashi: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Mikio Tobita: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Tetsuro Imakiire: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

Nature, 2011, vol. 475, issue 7356, 373-376

Abstract: The Tohoku-Oki earthquake Detailed analysis of Global Positioning System data from Japan's Geospatial Information Authority network provides a record of coseismic and postseismic slip distribution on the megathrust fault where the magnitude-9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011. The coseismic slip area stretches some 400 kilometres along the Japan trench, matching the area of the preseismic locked zone. Afterslip is now overlapping the coseismic slip area and expanding into the surrounding regions. The authors conclude that such geodetic data could help to improve the forecasting of earthquake potential along other subduction zones. In the accompanying News & Views, Jean-Philippe Avouac discusses current models for assessing seismic hazard.

Date: 2011
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