Stress relaxation arrested the mainshock rupture of the 2016 Central Tottori earthquake

Stress relaxation arrested the mainshock rupture of the 2016 Central Tottori earthquake

Rupture during the 2016 Central Tottori earthquake, Japan stopped within regions characterised by stress relaxation before the earthquake, according to analyses of aftershock focal mechanisms. This could explain why large earthquakes typically do not follow each other.

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Main Authors: Yoshihisa Iio, Satoshi Matsumoto, Yusuke Yamashita, Shin’ichi Sakai, Kazuhide Tomisaka, Masayo Sawada, Takashi Iidaka, Takaya Iwasaki, Megumi Kamizono, Hiroshi Katao, Aitaro Kato, Eiji Kurashimo, Yoshiko Teguri, Hiroo Tsuda, Takashi Ueno
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/54a12b2637ff401d94d8f6028f529f1a
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