Recent large Japan quakes are aftershocks of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 2:35 pm
Recent large Japan quakes are aftershocks of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
POSTED ON MAY 6, 2021 BY TEMBLOR
Less clear is whether the three magnitude-7 quakes in the past 80 days are part of a chain reaction. The sequence has nevertheless left some faults closer to failure, so more shocks are possible.
By Shinji Toda, Ph.D., IRIDeS, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and Ross S. Stein, Ph.D., Temblor, Inc.
Citation: Toda, S., Stein, R., 2021, Recent large Japan quakes are aftershocks of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.175
https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights ... ake-12734/
POSTED ON MAY 6, 2021 BY TEMBLOR
Less clear is whether the three magnitude-7 quakes in the past 80 days are part of a chain reaction. The sequence has nevertheless left some faults closer to failure, so more shocks are possible.
By Shinji Toda, Ph.D., IRIDeS, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and Ross S. Stein, Ph.D., Temblor, Inc.
Citation: Toda, S., Stein, R., 2021, Recent large Japan quakes are aftershocks of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.175
https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights ... ake-12734/