Open AccessSeafloor changes above the Tohoku‐Oki earthquake rupture zone
Author(s) -
Orwig Jessica
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo500009
Subject(s) - seismology , geology , subduction , seafloor spreading , tsunami earthquake , interplate earthquake , crust , intraplate earthquake , earthquake rupture , geophysics , tectonics , fault (geology)
After a subduction earthquake like the 11 March 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake, Earth's crust continues to deform. Scientists have been monitoring this deformation near the earthquake's rupture zone to estimate further seismic hazards.