Radon concentration in seawater as a geochemical indicator of submarine fault activity in the Yatsushiro Sea, Japan

Abstract This study examined the relationship between radon (222Rn) concentrations in seawater and crustal activity in the Yatsushiro Sea by investigating the submarine fault zone situated at the southern end of the Futagawa–Hinagu fault zone, activated by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake (M7.3). We con...

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Main Authors: Kuniyo Kawabata, Fumiaki Tsunomori, Yujin Kitamura, Yen-Yu Lin, Chung-Han Chan, Kuo-Fong Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59006-6