Solid Earth Sciences (S)
Session Sub-categoryComplex & General (CG)
Session IDS-CG52
Session Title Inter-segment Tectonics: Interdisciplinary Research on Responses to Plate Subduction
Short Title Inter-segment Tectonics
Date & Time Oral
Session
AM1-AM2 Sun, 25 MAY
On-site Poster
Coretime
PM3 Sun. 25 MAY
Main Convener Name Kimihiro Mochizuki
Affiliation Earthquake Prediction Research Center, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 1 Name Claudia Maria Adam
Affiliation Kansas State University
Co-Convener 2 Name Dan Bassett
Affiliation GNS Science
Co-Convener 3 Name Ryosuke Ando
Affiliation Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Session Language E
Scope (Session Description) During the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake off the Pacific coast, multiple earthquake fault segments along the Japan Trench triggered a massive M9 earthquake. Similar cases, where multiple segments of a subduction zone interact to cause a large earthquake, are known in many subduction zones worldwide. When observing the distribution of volcanic alignments and topography from offshore to onshore regions, in addition to earthquake fault segments in subduction zones, a notable correlation can be identified. This suggests that the responses to plate subduction, ranging across time scales from earthquake cycles to the formation of topography, may be understood in a unified manner as part of the subduction system. Achieving this unified understanding requires interdisciplinary approaches, covering areas such as seismology, volcanology, geomorphology, and geology. This session focuses on the correlation between earthquake fault segments, volcanic alignments, and topography from offshore to onshore regions along subduction zones. We welcome presentations on research that explores the factors responsible for the formation of these correlated segments and the interactions between segments.
Session Format Orals and Posters session
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