Three-stage rupture process of the 28 December 1994 Sanriku-Oki earthquake

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作者
Sato, T
Imanishi, K
Kosuga, M
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[1] Department of Earth Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki
[2] Department of Earth Sciences, Hirosaki University
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10.1029/95GL03584
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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We investigated the rupture process of the 28 December 1994 Sanriku-Oki earthquake (M(w) = 7.7) using broadband seismograms recorded at local distances. The earthquake rupture nucleated at the eastern end of the aftershock area. As it propagated towards the west, a major subevent occurred near the center of the aftershock area about 26 s after the initial rupture, releasing most of the seismic energy of this earthquake. About 24 s later, another subevent followed at the western end of the aftershock area, emitting large high-frequency waves. The whole rutpure time is about 55 sec. The three-stage rupture process is very similar to the earlier-stage rupture process of the 1968 Tokachi-Oki earthquake (M(w) = 8.2). The difference is that the rupture of the Tokachi-Oki earthquake further propagated towards the north in the following stage instead of terminating at the western end. The occurrence of the Sanriku-Oki earthquake is critical to the validity of the characteristic earthquake so far believed to exist in this part of the plate boundary.
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