Solid Earth Sciences (S)
Session Sub-categorySeismology (SS)
Session IDS-SS12
TitleActive faults and paleoseismology
Short TitleActive faults and paleoseismology
Main Convener NameMamoru Koarai
AffiliationEarth Science course, College of Science, Ibaraki University
Co-Convener 1NameYoshiki Shirahama
AffiliationAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology, Geological Survey of Japan, Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology, Active Fault Research Group
Co-Convener 2NameYoshiki Sato
AffiliationAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology, Geological Survey of Japan
Co-Convener 3NameMasayuki Yoshimi
AffiliationGeological Survey of Japan, AIST
Session LanguageJ
ScopeGeologic and historic information on seismic cycles and on the magnitude and source faults of past earthquakes is essential information to understand future large earthquakes. The study of past faulting and seismicity is an important issue for an interdisciplinary community of seismologists, geologists, geomorphologists, archaeologists, and historians.
Presentation FormatOral and Poster session
Joint with
Co-sponsoredJapanese Society for Active Fault Studies, The Seismological Society of Japan, Japan Association for Quaternary Research, The Geological Society of Japan