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JDR Vol.15 No.2 pp. 96-105
(2020)
doi: 10.20965/jdr.2020.p0096

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The Advancement of Research on Inland Earthquake Generation 2014–2018

Satoshi Matsumoto*1,†, Tomomi Okada*2, Toshiko Terakawa*3, Makoto Uyeshima*4, and Yoshihisa Iio*5

*1Institute of Seismology and Volcanology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
2-5643-29 Shinyama, Shimabara, Nagasaki 855-0843, Japan

†Corresponding author

*2Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan

*3Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan

*4Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

*5Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Received:
January 6, 2020
Accepted:
January 14, 2020
Published:
March 20, 2020
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Keywords:
inland earthquake, seismogenic field, crustal response, earthquake and volcano hazard reduction research
Abstract

The 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake (M9.0) significantly affected inland areas of Japan. The crust and mantle response to the magathrust earthquake induced changes in the mechanical conditions of the seismogenic zone. Here we present important progress in the research into the seismogenesis of inland earthquakes. Stress, strain, strength, and structures are key parameters affecting the occurrence of earthquakes. In particular, both the spatial and temporal changes in these parameters around the focal areas of the large inland earthquakes have been detected and modeled. These results have provided spatial potential evaluation in terms of future inland earthquake occurrence. However, we clearly recognize that, in order to understand and predict the inland earthquake generation process, it will inevitably be necessary to unify the research on various spatial and temporal scales, from problems related to long-term stress loading from plate-relative motion to instant fault response.

Cite this article as:
S. Matsumoto, T. Okada, T. Terakawa, M. Uyeshima, and Y. Iio, “The Advancement of Research on Inland Earthquake Generation 2014–2018,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.15 No.2, pp. 96-105, 2020.
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