A decade of lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake

N Uchida, R Bürgmann - Reviews of Geophysics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku‐oki earthquake is one of the world's best‐recorded
ruptures. In the aftermath of this devastating event, it is important to learn from the complete …

Investigating a tsunamigenic megathrust earthquake in the Japan Trench

S Kodaira, T Iinuma, K Imai - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Ten years have passed since the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake occurred in
the Japan Trench, where the Pacific plate subducts beneath the continental plate. The …

Megathrust shear force controls mountain height at convergent plate margins

A Dielforder, R Hetzel, O Oncken - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The shear force along convergent plate boundary faults (megathrusts) determines the height
of mountain ranges that can be mechanically sustained,,–. However, whether the true height …

Slow slip in subduction zones: Reconciling deformation fabrics with instrumental observations and laboratory results

O Oncken, S Angiboust, G Dresen - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Cataclasites are a characteristic rock type found in drill cores from active faults as well as in
exposed fossil subduction faults. Here, cataclasites are commonly associated with evidence …

A weak subducting slab at intermediate depths below northeast Japan

BG Delbridge, H Houston, R Bürgmann, S Kita… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Knowledge of the state of stress in subducting slabs is essential for understanding their
mechanical behavior and the physical processes that generate earthquakes. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] 俯冲带大断层的强度问题

王克林 - 地球物理学报, 2021 - html.rhhz.net
俯冲带大断层的强度是地球动力学的一个重要问题. 过去20 年来, 学界对这一问题的认识有了
根本性的改变. 本文将简单介绍近期这一研究的核心科学内容, 主要方法和结果 …

Cyclical variations of fluid sources and stress state in a shallow megathrust-zone mélange

A Cerchiari, F Remitti, S Mittempergher… - Journal of the …, 2020 - lyellcollection.org
Differences in REE patterns of calcite from extensional and shear veins of the Sestola
Vidiciatico Tectonic Unit in the Northern Apennines suggest variations in fluid source during …

Global constraints on intermediate‐depth intraslab stresses from slab geometries and mechanisms of double seismic zone earthquakes

C Sippl, A Dielforder, T John… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Double seismic zones (DSZs), parallel planes of intermediate‐depth earthquakes inside
oceanic slabs, have been observed in a number of subduction zones and may be a …

Estimating Plate tectonic forces at the New Zealand Plate Boundary using strain rates derived from a kinematic model of Fault Slip

H Hirschberg, R Sutherland - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We construct a model of forces at the New Zealand plate boundary from dynamical thin‐
sheet modeling. Stress magnitudes estimated are 10–50 MPa and effective viscosities are …

Megathrust stress drop as trigger of aftershock seismicity: Insights from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Japan

A Dielforder, GM Bocchini, K Kemna… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous normal‐faulting aftershocks in subduction forearcs commonly follow large
megathrust earthquakes. Postseismic normal faulting has been explained by stress changes …