Estimation of convergence boundary location and velocity between tectonic plates in northern Hokkaido inferred by GNSS velocity data

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Table 1 Results of modeling of the collision between Okhotsk and Amur plates

Area	N	Latitude [°N], longitude [°E]	Strike [N°E]	Convergence velocity (mm/year)	Elastic thickness (km)	χ²/(N − 4)
North	17	\(45.075,142.09_{ - 0.01}^{ + 0.02}\)	\(5.0_{ - 1.8}^{ + 2.8}\)	\(16.5_{ - 0.2}^{ + 0.1}\)	\(25.5_{ - 1.4}^{ + 1.4}\)	37.642
South	27	\(44.025,141.98_{ - 0.02}^{ + 0.02}\)	\(12.4_{ - 1.8}^{ + 1.9}\)	\(14.0_{ - 0.2}^{ + 0.2}\)	\(20.5_{ - 1.1}^{ + 1.2}\)	33.222
Whole	44	\(44.550,141.96_{ - 0.02}^{ + 0.02}\)	\(12.4_{ - 1.1}^{ + 1.1}\)	\(16.2_{ - 0.2}^{ + 0.2}\)	\(23.7_{ - 1.2}^{ + 1.2}\)	39.627

N is the number of stations in each area. Latitude [°N] and longitude [°E] represent the fix points of the boundary. Strike [N°E] is the angle of the boundary from north to east. Errors of each parameter are shown as 2σ intervals