Earth Sciences

Tomography of the source zone of the great 2011 Tohoku earthquake

Y. Hua, D. Zhao, et al.

This groundbreaking research by Yuanyuan Hua, Dapeng Zhao, Genti Toyokuni, and Yixian Xu reveals critical insights into the megathrust zone beneath the Tohoku forearc, shedding light on the mechanisms behind the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake. Discover how coseismic slip initiated at the boundary of contrasting seismic velocities and the implications of a shallow low-velocity anomaly.

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