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Table 3 Parameters of the subevents

From: Strong ground motion simulation of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake of April 16 using multiple point sources

 

Subevent 1

Subevent 2

Subevent 3

Longitude

130.78°

130.80°

130.89°

Latitude

32.77°

32.78°

32.84°

Depth

18.0 km

18.0 km

15.0 km

Along-strike distance from the epicenter

2.3 km

4.6 km

15.0 km

Seismic moment

4.0 × 1017 Nm

7.0 × 1017 Nm

8.0 × 1018 Nm

Corner frequency

0.50 Hz

0.60 Hz

0.12 Hz

Rupture time

0.0 s

1.1 s

5.7 s

Note

For all target stations

Used only for KMM004, KMM005, KMM007, and KMMH06