Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake
The three-dimensional crustal displacement field as sampled by GPS is used to determine the coseismic slip of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake. We employ a spherically layered Earth structure and use a combination of onland GPS, out to ∼4000 km from the rupture, and offshore GPS, which samples the hi...
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| description | The three-dimensional crustal displacement field as sampled by GPS is used to determine the coseismic slip of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake. We employ a spherically layered Earth structure and use a combination of onland GPS, out to ∼4000 km from the rupture, and offshore GPS, which samples the high-slip region on the interplate boundary along the Japan trench. Inversion of the displacement field for dip slip, assuming an interplate boundary of variable dip and striking 195°, yields a compact slip maximum of about 33 m located 200 km east of Sendai. The geodetic moment is 4.06 × 10^22 N m, corresponding to Mw = 9.0. The area of maximum slip is concentrated at a depth of about 10 km, is updip of the rupture areas of the M≳7 Miyagi-oki earthquakes of 1933, 1936, 1937, and 1978, and roughly coincides with the rupture area of the M7.1 1981 Miyagi-oki earthquake. The overlap of the 2011 slip area with several preceding ruptures suggests that the same asperities may rupture repeatedly with M≳7 events within several decades of one another. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/948012020-09-26T21:28:15Z Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake Bürgmann, Roland Banerjee, Paramesh Pollitz, Fred F. DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes The three-dimensional crustal displacement field as sampled by GPS is used to determine the coseismic slip of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake. We employ a spherically layered Earth structure and use a combination of onland GPS, out to ∼4000 km from the rupture, and offshore GPS, which samples the high-slip region on the interplate boundary along the Japan trench. Inversion of the displacement field for dip slip, assuming an interplate boundary of variable dip and striking 195°, yields a compact slip maximum of about 33 m located 200 km east of Sendai. The geodetic moment is 4.06 × 10^22 N m, corresponding to Mw = 9.0. The area of maximum slip is concentrated at a depth of about 10 km, is updip of the rupture areas of the M≳7 Miyagi-oki earthquakes of 1933, 1936, 1937, and 1978, and roughly coincides with the rupture area of the M7.1 1981 Miyagi-oki earthquake. The overlap of the 2011 slip area with several preceding ruptures suggests that the same asperities may rupture repeatedly with M≳7 events within several decades of one another. Published version 2012-10-25T06:13:42Z 2019-12-06T19:02:31Z 2012-10-25T06:13:42Z 2019-12-06T19:02:31Z 2011 2011 Journal Article Pollitz, F. F., Bürgmann, R., & Banerjee, P. (2011). Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters, 38. 0094-8276 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94801 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8799 10.1029/2011GL048632 en Geophysical research letters © 2011 American Geophysical Union. This paper was published in Geophysical Research Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Geophysical Union (AGU). The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011GL048632]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes Bürgmann, Roland Banerjee, Paramesh Pollitz, Fred F. Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title | Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title_full | Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title_fullStr | Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title_short | Geodetic slip model of the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
| title_sort | geodetic slip model of the 2011 m9 0 tohoku earthquake |
| topic | DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94801 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8799 |
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