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Mamoru Nakamura
University of the Ryukyus
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Tremors and low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs), which occur in the plate interface, can provide useful information about the state of aseismic stress transfer in mega-earthquake fault zones. We estimated the distribution of stress sensitivity in the subducted plate interface by using triggered LFEs. Specifically, we detected LFEs in the Ryukyu Trench triggered by the surface waves of large teleseismic earthquakes by using the waveform records of broadband and short-period seismometers installed in the Ryukyu Arc. We selected a total of 45 teleseismic earthquakes with magnitudes of more than 7.5, which occurred between 2004 and 2017, for the analysis. We could detect the triggered LFEs for five teleseismic earthquakes. Then, we determined the hypocenters of LFEs by using the relative arrival times of LFEs for each station. The LFEs were distributed in the south of Okinawa Island and the Yaeyama area. Moreover, they were distributed around the source fault of the slow slip events. These were almost the same as the position of LFEs accompanying very low-frequency earthquakes (VLFEs). However, the epicenters of the triggered LFEs were concentrated near the locations of the most active LFE clusters accompanying VLFEs. This suggests that the sensitivity for inducing LFEs was higher near the most active clusters of the LFEs accompanying the VLFEs. The amplitudes of the triggered LFEs were proportional to the peak ground velocity of the surface waves. This indicates that the LFEs accompanying VLFEs are activated by stress acceleration in the Yaeyama and Okinawa areas and the triggered LFEs observed in these areas can be a result of the activation of the ambient tremors due to increased stress.
Keywords
Low-frequency earthquake, surface wave, slow earthquake, Ryukyu Trench
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Table S1. List of earthquakes used in this study and data on the earthquakes’ peak ground velocity of the surface wave, RMS values, amplitudes of LFEs, and background data.
- TableS220210226.xlsx
Table S2. List of the triggered LFEs.
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Mamoru Nakamura
University of the Ryukyus
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7627-0056
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Editorial decision: Minor Revision
On 28 Mar, 2021
Review #2 received
Received 27 Mar, 2021
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 16 Mar, 2021
Review #1 received
Received 14 Mar, 2021
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 07 Mar, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 07 Mar, 2021
Reviews received
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Tremors and low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs), which occur in the plate interface, can provide useful information about the state of aseismic stress transfer in mega-earthquake fault zones. We estimated the distribution of stress sensitivity in the subducted plate interface by using triggered LFEs. Specifically, we detected LFEs in the Ryukyu Trench triggered by the surface waves of large teleseismic earthquakes by using the waveform records of broadband and short-period seismometers installed in the Ryukyu Arc. We selected a total of 45 teleseismic earthquakes with magnitudes of more than 7.5, which occurred between 2004 and 2017, for the analysis. We could detect the triggered LFEs for five teleseismic earthquakes. Then, we determined the hypocenters of LFEs by using the relative arrival times of LFEs for each station. The LFEs were distributed in the south of Okinawa Island and the Yaeyama area. Moreover, they were distributed around the source fault of the slow slip events. These were almost the same as the position of LFEs accompanying very low-frequency earthquakes (VLFEs). However, the epicenters of the triggered LFEs were concentrated near the locations of the most active LFE clusters accompanying VLFEs. This suggests that the sensitivity for inducing LFEs was higher near the most active clusters of the LFEs accompanying the VLFEs. The amplitudes of the triggered LFEs were proportional to the peak ground velocity of the surface waves. This indicates that the LFEs accompanying VLFEs are activated by stress acceleration in the Yaeyama and Okinawa areas and the triggered LFEs observed in these areas can be a result of the activation of the ambient tremors due to increased stress.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
This is a list of supplementary files associated with this preprint. Click to download.
- GraphycalAbst.jpg
- TableS120210226.xlsx
Table S1. List of earthquakes used in this study and data on the earthquakes’ peak ground velocity of the surface wave, RMS values, amplitudes of LFEs, and background data.
- TableS220210226.xlsx
Table S2. List of the triggered LFEs.
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