Recurrence of great earthquakes at subduction zones[J ] . Tectonophysics , 1976 , 35 :335～3621Rikitake, T. (1976) Recurrence of Great Earthquakes at Subduction Zones. Tectonophysics 35: pp. 335-362Rikitake T (1976) Recurrence of great earthquakes at subduction zones. Tectonophysics 35:335-362...
A. The sudden release of energy due to the friction and collision of plates B. The cooling of the Earth's interior near subduction zones C. The formation of new oceanic crust near subduction zones D. The movement of magma in the opposite direction near subduction zones ...
Catastrophic volcanic eruptions, large earthquakes beneath big cities, or giant earthquakes at subduction zones are apparently the biggest problems facing the sustainability of human society. However, imminent prediction methods for these events have never been established, except that volcanic eruptions can...
(i.e., a material modulus softening triggered from a lower strain threshold) assisting the unstable interplate slip initiation34,35. Although these effects have not yet been observed at the scale of the fault-zone in subduction zones, large seismic waves can affect the continental crust down to...
Fore-arc deformation controls frequency-size dis- tribution of megathrust earthquakes in subduction zones. J. Geophys. Res. 114, B10311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009JB006359.Rosenau, M., Oncken, O., 2009. Fore-arc deformation controls frequency-size distribu- tion of megathrust earthquakes...
website of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.The Pacific Northwest of the United States is at risk from a potentially massive earthquake that could strike any time. Subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath North America produces active volcanoes, but large earthquakes only hit every 300 to ...
Earthquakes along transform faults may be large, but not as large or deep as those in subduction zones. One of the most famous transform faults is the San Andreas Fault. The slippage there is caused by the Pacific Plate moving past the North American Plate. The San Andreas Fault and its...
The Guerrero seismic gap is presumed to be a major source of seismic and tsunami hazard along the Mexican subduction zone. Until recently, there were limited observations at the shallow portion of the plate interface offshore Guerrero, so we deployed ins
We examined the activity of very low frequency earthquakes (VLFEs), classified as one type of slow earthquake, around Japan because they have the potential to clarify detailed spatiotemporal slip behaviors at the plate boundaries. The distribution of the shallow VLFE activity rate is heterogeneous ...
(***Correction on 5-15-08- I should have said within a week here. I am not a geologist. I feel much heartache for the Chinese people at this time) Major zone of earthquake activity for the Pacific area. Subduction Zones (blue curves) and tectonic boundaries (brown curves) with filled...