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Fig. 2.

From: A scenario for the generation process of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake based on dynamic rupture simulation: Role of stress concentration and thermal fluid pressurization

Fig. 2.

Shear stress changes due to four M 7-class earthquakes (Fukushima-Oki on October 31, 2003, Miyagi-Oki on August 16, 2005, Fukushima-Oki on July 19, 2008, and Miyagi-Oki on March 9, 2011) and their afterslip (Iio et al., 2011; Iio and Matsuzawa, 2012). The 2003 earthquake corresponds to the area of number 1, the 2005 earthquake corresponds to number 2 (coseismic slip) and 2′ (afterslip), the 2008 earthquake corresponds to number 3 (coseismic slip) and 3′ (afterslip), and the 2011 earthquake on March 9 corresponds to number 4. The hypocenter of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake on March 11, located at 38.1°N, 142.86°E (determined by JMA) is shown by the star within the area of number 1.

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