Fig. 1.From: Static strain and stress changes in eastern Japan due to the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, as derived from GPS dataEpicentral information of the mainshock and tectonic background. The epicenter location and mechanism information are obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency and GCMT data, respectively. The Oceanic Pacific plate is subducting under the overriding continental plate at 9 cm/year (Sella et al., 2002).Back to article page