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Table 2 List of focal mechanism solutions for large (Mw ≥ 6.0) earthquakes with calculated rake angles and λ during Period II

From: Can the regional 3D stress field according to the Wallace–Bott hypothesis predict fault slip directions of future large earthquakes?

No.

Year

Month

Day

Hour

Minute

Second

Longitude (deg.)

Latitude (deg.)

Depth (km)

Mw

Strike (deg.)

Dip angle (deg.)

Rake angle (deg.)

Region

Variance reduction (%)

Calculated rake angle (deg.)

Misfit angle (deg.)

30

2007

2

17

9

2

56.63

143.7227

41.7318

29

6.0

255

33

141

SE_OFF_ERIMOMISAKI

70.55

143.66

− 2.66

31

2007

3

25

9

41

57.91

136.6860

37.2207

8

6.7

173

48

34

OFF_NOTO_PENINSULA

93.06

39.58

− 5.58

32

2007

4

20

9

26

39.97

125.0710

25.7387

5

6.1

88

55

− 62

NW_OFF_MIYAKOJIMA_ISLAND

86.84

− 74.17

12.17

33

2007

4

20

10

45

54.93

125.1368

25.7478

5

6.1

117

48

− 36

NW_OFF_MIYAKOJIMA_ISLAND

84.71

− 40.96

4.96

34

2007

7

16

10

13

22.55

138.6095

37.5568

8

6.6

49

42

101

OFF_S_NIIGATA_PREF

90.54

93.22

7.78

35

2007

8

7

9

2

20.40

126.6680

27.3477

5

6.0

88

75

− 46

NW_OFF_OKINAWAJIMA_IS

91.81

− 47.77

1.77

36

2008

2

27

15

54

21.30

142.7383

26.8765

5

6.0

227

48

128

NEAR_CHICHIJIMA_ISLAND

90.28

149.58

− 21.58

37

2008

3

15

7

32

7.39

143.1558

27.1048

5

6.2

3

32

120

NEAR_CHICHIJIMA_ISLAND

77.44

78.42

41.58

38

2008

5

8

1

2

0.30

141.9487

36.2312

26

6.2

16

64

87

FAR_E_OFF_IBARAKI_PREF

90.03

90.12

− 3.12

39

2008

5

8

1

16

34.09

141.9788

36.2747

20

6.0

178

25

62

FAR_E_OFF_IBARAKI_PREF

82.42

66.23

− 4.23

40

2008

6

14

8

43

45.36

140.8807

39.0298

5

6.9

209

51

104

SOUTHERN_IWATE_PREF

96.62

97.72

6.28

41

2008

9

11

9

20

51.35

144.1515

41.7755

29

6.8

269

36

159

SE_OFF_TOKACHI

75.96

134.61

24.39

42

2008

12

20

19

29

16.75

142.7000

36.5308

5

6.4

347

66

78

FAR_E_OFF_KANTO

87.66

58.30

19.70

43

2009

6

5

12

30

33.80

143.6203

41.8123

29

6.4

21

73

86

SE_OFF_ERIMOMISAKI

71.99

86.47

− 0.47

44

2009

8

11

5

7

5.74

138.4993

34.7862

20

6.2

307

47

119

SOUTHERN_SURUGA_BAY_REG

86.01

136.77

− 17.77

45

2010

5

26

17

53

7.19

129.9897

25.7423

8

6.4

201

52

− 126

NEAR_MINAMI-DAITOJIMA_IS

75.81

− 122.41

− 3.59

46

2010

12

22

2

19

37.23

143.9350

27.052

5

7.3

107

59

− 126

NEAR_CHICHIJIMA_ISLAND

70.84

− 87.97

− 38.03

47

2010

12

23

6

49

42.92

143.6887

26.9398

23

6.2

345

82

24

NEAR_CHICHIJIMA_ISLAND

85.02

24.19

− 0.19

48

2011

3

9

11

45

12.97

143.2798

38.3285

23

7.2

186

23

70

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

93.50

74.53

− 4.53

49

2011

3

9

11

57

10.73

143.3973

38.3223

20

6.0

22

67

88

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

68.64

87.90

0.10

50

2011

3

9

11

58

11.85

143.1552

38.2988

23

6.0

209

29

99

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

59.24

95.96

3.04

51

2011

3

10

3

16

14.18

142.8788

38.2712

23

6.0

22

71

90

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

86.64

81.48

8.52

52

2011

3

10

6

22

11.40

143.2187

38.1328

23

6.0

209

24

98

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

84.64

97.22

0.78

53

2011

3

10

6

23

59.00

143.0448

38.1722

20

6.5

22

68

85

FAR_E_OFF_MIYAGI_PREF

80.78

80.62

4.38