Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan

Abstract It is difficult to detect the signal of slow deformation in the 0.1–1.0 Hz frequency band between tectonic tremors and very low frequency events, where microseism noise is dominant. Here we provide the first evidence of slow earthquakes in this microseism band, observed by the DONET1 ocean...

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Main Authors: Lisa Kaneko, Satoshi Ide, Masaru Nakano
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076773
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description Abstract It is difficult to detect the signal of slow deformation in the 0.1–1.0 Hz frequency band between tectonic tremors and very low frequency events, where microseism noise is dominant. Here we provide the first evidence of slow earthquakes in this microseism band, observed by the DONET1 ocean bottom seismometer network, after an Mw 5.8 earthquake off Kii Peninsula, Japan, on 1 April 2016. The signals in the microseism band were accompanied by signals from active tremors, very low frequency events, and slow slip events that radiated from the shallow plate interface. We report the detection and locations of events across five frequency bands, including the microseism band. The locations and timing of the events estimated in the different frequency bands are similar, suggesting that these signals radiated from a common source. The observed variations in detectability for each band highlight the complexity of the slow earthquake process.
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spelling doaj-art-9e4bed781f6b498aa493bfe63f03ab152025-08-20T01:58:15ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072018-03-014562618262410.1002/2017GL076773Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, JapanLisa Kaneko0Satoshi Ide1Masaru Nakano2Department of Earth and Planetary Science The University of Tokyo Tokyo JapanDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science The University of Tokyo Tokyo JapanR&D Center for Earthquake and Tsunami Japan Agency for Marine‐Earth Science and Technology Yokohama JapanAbstract It is difficult to detect the signal of slow deformation in the 0.1–1.0 Hz frequency band between tectonic tremors and very low frequency events, where microseism noise is dominant. Here we provide the first evidence of slow earthquakes in this microseism band, observed by the DONET1 ocean bottom seismometer network, after an Mw 5.8 earthquake off Kii Peninsula, Japan, on 1 April 2016. The signals in the microseism band were accompanied by signals from active tremors, very low frequency events, and slow slip events that radiated from the shallow plate interface. We report the detection and locations of events across five frequency bands, including the microseism band. The locations and timing of the events estimated in the different frequency bands are similar, suggesting that these signals radiated from a common source. The observed variations in detectability for each band highlight the complexity of the slow earthquake process.https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076773microseism frequency bandtremorslow earthquakeNankaiVLFDONET1
spellingShingle Lisa Kaneko
Satoshi Ide
Masaru Nakano
Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
Geophysical Research Letters
microseism frequency band
tremor
slow earthquake
Nankai
VLF
DONET1
title Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
title_full Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
title_fullStr Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
title_short Slow Earthquakes in the Microseism Frequency Band (0.1–1.0 Hz) off Kii Peninsula, Japan
title_sort slow earthquakes in the microseism frequency band 0 1 1 0 hz off kii peninsula japan
topic microseism frequency band
tremor
slow earthquake
Nankai
VLF
DONET1
url https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076773
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