The 1999 Earthquake Fault and Its Repeated Occurrence at the Earthquake Museum, Central Part of Chelungpu Fault, Taiwan

Ôta, Yôko; Matta, Nobuhisa

doi:10.3319/tao.2009.08.25.02(tt)

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“…Japanese geomorphologists often revealed the relationship between the source active faults and these earthquakes (Shimamoto et al 1996;Okumura et al 2004;Ota et al 2004;Une and Kumaki 2007;Kaneda et al 2008;Kondo et al 2008b;Ota and Matta 2010). They especially focused on the distribution of the displacement observed at the ground's surface; the displacement pattern is quite similar to the displacement distribution on the seimogen- ic faults at depth.…”

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Tectonic Geomorphological Active Fault Studies in Japan after 1980

Suzuki

2013

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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Tectonic geomorphology has played important roles in active fault studies in Japan. Following large historical earthquakes, the concept of active fault was formulated and detailed information has rapidly accumulated. This paper reviews the progress of active fault studies in Japan since the 1980s. The period 1980 to 1994 can be regarded as the matured period of active fault studies during seismic calm. The studies conducted during this period are categorized into the following: 1) excavation studies of active faults, 2) analytical studies of tectonic landform evolution based on dislocation models, 3) chronological studies supported by the development of age determination techniques, and 4) studies quantifying the rate of crustal deformation. In 1995, the Great Kobe Earthquake occurred. The earthquake triggered a seismically active period in Japan, and the active fault has become an important issue in disaster mitigation. The research in the decade after 1995 can be summarized as follows: 1) intensive investigations of active faults, 2) detailed large-scale mapping, 3) seismic reflection profiling, 4) long-term forecasts of earthquakes, 5) careful study of flexural deformation, and 6) overseas research on large destructive earthquakes. Then, the period since 2005 has witnessed the rediscovery of active faults, with research considering 1) the relations between the large earthquakes which often occurred in this period and their seismogenic active faults, 2) precise distribution of active faults, 3) the relations between active tectonics and geodetical movement, 4) the relations between interplate earthquakes and submarine active faults, and 5) the difficult problems of prevention against infrequent disasters like the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Additionally, since around 2006, some nuclear power plants have faced problems associated with active faults because some active faults had been overlooked or ignored in the seismic design of these plants. Active fault research now bears greater social responsibility.

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Section: Overseas Researches On Big Earthquakes and Active Faultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tectonic Geomorphological Active Fault Studies in Japan after 1980

Suzuki

2013

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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The 1999 Earthquake Fault and Its Repeated Occurrence at the Earthquake Museum, Central Part of Chelungpu Fault, Taiwan

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Tectonic Geomorphological Active Fault Studies in Japan after 1980

Tectonic Geomorphological Active Fault Studies in Japan after 1980

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