Seafloor geodetic constraints on interplate coupling of the Nankai Trough megathrust zone

Yusuke Yokota (), Tadashi Ishikawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Toshiharu Tashiro and Akira Asada
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Yusuke Yokota: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Tadashi Ishikawa: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Shun-ichi Watanabe: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Toshiharu Tashiro: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Akira Asada: Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7607, 374-377

Abstract: Seafloor geodetic data from the Nankai Trough, off southwestern Japan, show that most offshore sites in this earthquake-prone region have high slip-deficit rates, revealing previously unknown locations that could be important for the mitigation of future earthquake- and tsunami-associated disasters.

Date: 2016
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