A review on slow earthquakes in the Japan Trench

• Published in: Progress in earth and planetary science Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 51
• Main Authors: Nishikawa, Tomoaki, Ide, Satoshi, Nishimura, Takuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 03.01.2023; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: 10 years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake: A milestone of solid earth science; 4. Solid earth sciences; Alkalies; Atmospheric Sciences; Biogeosciences; Crustal structure; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earthquake forecasting; Earthquakes; Geophysics/Geodesy; Hydrogeology; Japan Trench; Megathrust earthquake; Metamorphism; Planetology; Review; Seamounts; Seismic activity; Seismicity; Slow earthquake; Slow slip event; Tectonic tremor; Very-low-frequency earthquake; Volcanoes; Water sources; Japan; Japan Trench; Very-low-frequency earthquake; Tohoku-Oki earthquake; Geological environment; Megathrust earthquake; Tectonic tremor; Slow earthquake; Subduction zone; Slow slip event; Crustal structure

Slow earthquakes are episodic slow fault slips. They form a fundamental component of interplate deformation processes, along with fast, regular earthquakes. Recent seismological and geodetic observations have revealed detailed slow earthquake activity along the Japan Trench—the subduction zone where...