[HTML][HTML] Fault intersections control short period intraplate start-stop seismicity in the Korean Peninsula

A Malehmir, TK Hong, J Lee, S Zappalá, B Brodic… - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract After the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake (Mw 9.0, 2011) in Japan, the Korean
Peninsula has experienced a higher number of large, plus Mw 5.0, earthquakes than …

Unravelling a midcrustal seismogenic fault structure from a seismic sequence and geophysical data: application to the 28 October 2022 ML 4.1 Goesan earthquake …

TK Hong, J Lee, J Lee, S Park, B Kim… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY Earthquakes in the Korean Peninsula often occur in subsurface hidden faults
that are hardly identified before the seismic activity. We investigate a midcrustal subsurface …

Role of backbone fault system on earthquake spawning and geohazards in the Seoul metropolitan area

S Park, TK Hong, B Kim, J Lee - Earth and Space Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Major earthquakes in continental regions may cause significant damage. Preexisting fault
system across megacity receives high attention for possible seismic damages. Earthquake …

Ambient noise tomography of upper crustal structures and Quaternary faults in the Seoul metropolitan area and its geological implications

D Kil, TK Hong, D Chung, B Kim, J Lee… - Earth and Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the upper‐crustal seismic velocity structure in the Seoul metropolitan area,
where about 20 million people live. The Chugaryeong fault zone (CFZ) is placed in this area …

Inversion of acoustic thunder source spectral model from thunder-induced seismic waves in megacity

TK Hong, S Park, D Chung, B Kim - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Thunder-induced seismic waves recorded at dense seismic stations in Seoul, South Korea
are analysed for inversion of thunder source spectra. Thunder-induced seismic waves from …

[HTML][HTML] Risk perception, policy efficacy, and policy support in earthquake risk management: Empirical insights from South Korea

WY Li, T Paudel - Progress in Disaster Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the perception of South Korean citizens regarding earthquake risk, their
understanding of earthquake management policies, and their evaluation of such policies …

Crustal‐Scale Fault Systems in the Korean Peninsula Unraveled by Reflection Seismic Data

S Zappalá, A Malehmir, TK Hong… - Earth and Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An approximately 40‐km long high‐resolution reflection seismic profile (P3) was acquired in
the metropolitan area of Seoul in South Korea for the purpose of fault system imaging in a …

Laterally varying crustal and Quaternary fault‐zone structures in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea, from a joint inversion analysis based on dense seismic …

J Lee, TK Hong, S Park, J Lee… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustal structure and Quaternary fault zone in the Seoul metropolitan area are
investigated using a joint inversion that combines the receiver functions with surface wave …

Continent‐Side Uplifted Mantle and Geological Imprints Along a Paleo Rift in the Western East Sea (Sea of Japan)

S Park, TK Hong - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the continent‐size lithospheric structures of paleo rift around the central
Korean Peninsula using ambient noise tomography and earthquake‐based Eikonal …

[HTML][HTML] Crustal and uppermost mantle S-velocity structure of the Seoul metropolitan area on the Korean Peninsula from Helmholtz tomography

S Park, SJ Chang, J Lee, D Chung, B Kim, S Park… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
The Seoul metropolitan area, the most densely populated part of the Korean Peninsula,
features complex subsurface structures and seismogenic faults, though their characteristics …