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Co-seismic strain-steps associated with the 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes-Observed with Ishii-type borehole strainmeters and quartz-tube extensometers

Earth, Planets and Space volume 57, pages309–314(2005)Cite this article

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The 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes (Mj7.1 and Mj7.4) occurred at the Nankai trough, on 5 September 2004. Clear strain-steps associated with these earthquakes were observed with Ishii-type borehole strainmeters and quartz-tube extensometers in the Tokai and Kinki districts. We investigated the spatial and depth distribution of the observed principal strain changes and compared the observed strain-steps and theoretical calculations at all observatories. The following results were obtained: the observed strain-steps at all observatories are generally consistent with the polarities of the theoretical values, and the observed strain-step increases with depth at the same place. As for the Togari site, the following relationships are obtained: the strain-step and the tidal strains increase with depth and increasing of the modulus of elasticity, namely, hardness of rock. We consider that the geological structure around the observatory may cause a modification of the strain field.

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  1. Tono Research Institute of Earthquake Science, Association for the Development of Earthquake Prediction, 1-63 Akeyo-cho Yamanouchi, Mizunami, Gifu, 509-6132, Japan

    Yasuhiro Asai, Makoto Okubo, Hiroshi Ishii & Harumi Aoki

  2. Nagoya University, Furou-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan

    Tsuneo Yamauchi

  3. Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan

    Yuuichi Kitagawa & Naoji Koizumi

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Asai, Y., Okubo, M., Ishii, H. et al. Co-seismic strain-steps associated with the 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes-Observed with Ishii-type borehole strainmeters and quartz-tube extensometers. Earth Planet Sp 57, 309–314 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352568

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Key words

  • The 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquakes
  • strain-step
  • principal strain
  • Ishii-type borehole strainmeter
  • quartz-tube extensometer
  • modification of strain field