New hypothesis to explain Quaternary forearc deformation and the variety of plate boundary earthquakes along the Suruga–Nankai Trough by oblique subduction of undulations on the Philippine Sea Plate

Abstract Plate-boundary earthquakes of magnitude 8 or greater along the Suruga–Nankai Trough subduction zone have repeated at intervals of 90–150 years, but with widely varying magnitudes and rupture areas. We propose, based on geologic data on crustal movements of the forearc wedge, that these eart...

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Main Authors: Yukinobu Okamura, Masanobu Shishikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-020-01183-5