Fig. 4.From: Rupture process of the largest aftershock of the M 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake obtained from a back-projection approach using the MeSO-net dataSnap shots of the rupture propagation at intervals of 3 seconds. The rupture propagated westward generally. Its propagation to the south is seen to have stopped at the north-eastern end of the subducted Philippine Sea plate designated by a thick dashed line.Back to article page