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Earthquakes in Japan[]
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- [+] Megathrust earthquakes in Japan (1 C, 9 P)
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Japan[]
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
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USGS Earthquake Glossary[]
All Terms
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- acceleration
- accelerogram
- accelerograph
- accretionary wedge
- active fault
- aftershocks
- alluvium
- amplification
- amplitude
- arc
- aseismic
- asperity
- asthenosphere
- attenuation
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C[]
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F[]
- fault
- fault creep
- fault gouge
- fault plane
- fault scarp
- fault trace
- fault-plane solution
- first motion
- focal depth
- focal-mechanism solution
- focus
- forearc
- foreshocks
- frequency
G[]
- G or g
- geodesy
- geodetic
- geologic time scale
- geology
- geomorphology
- geophysics
- geotechnical
- graben
- gravity
- great circle
- ground failure
- ground motion
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K[]
L[]
- landslide
- Late Quaternary
- lateral spread or flow
- least-squares fit
- left-lateral
- lifelines
- liquefaction
- lithology
- lithosphere
- locked fault
- Love wave
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- Ma
- magnetic polarity reversal
- magnitude
- mainshock
- mantle
- microzonation
- Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
- Moho
- moment magnitude
- moment tensor
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P[]
- P wave
- paleoseismicity
- peak acceleration
- pedogenic
- percent
- period
- plate tectonics
- Pleistocene
- Poisson distribution
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- radiometric
- Rayleigh wave
- recurrence interval
- reflection
- refraction
- regression analysis
- residual
- return period
- Richter scale
- right-lateral
- Ring of Fire
- rupture front
- rupture velocity
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- S wave
- sand boil
- sea-floor spreading
- secular
- segmentation
- seiche
- seismic gap
- seismic hazard
- seismic moment
- seismic reflection or refraction line
- seismic wave
- seismic zone
- seismicity
- seismogenic
- seismogram
- seismograph
- seismology
- seismometer
- shadow zone
- shear stress
- shear wave
- slab
- slickensides
- slip
- slip model
- slip rate
- soil
- soil profile
- source
- spectral acceleration (SA)
- spectrum
- standard deviation
- station
- stick-slip
- stochastic
- strain
- strain rate
- stress
- stress drop
- strike
- strike-slip
- strong motion
- subduction
- subduction zone
- surface faulting
- surface wave
- surface wave magnitude
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- tectonic
- tectonic plates
- teleseismic
- tensional stress
- thrust fault
- time history
- transform fault
- traveltime curve
- tsunami
- tsunami magnitude (Mt)
- tsunamigenic
- turbidites
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W[]
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Japan Earthquake News Resources
USGS: Japan Earthquake Information[]
Historic Information[]
Institutions[]
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
- Geological Survey of Japan - GSJ
- Japan Meteorological Agency - JMA
- Meteorological Research Institute Japan Meteorological Agency
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan
- Kyoshin Network (K-NET) - strong motion
- F-Net - broadband
- Hi-Net - short period (Japanese)
- Earthquake Prediction Research Center
- Geographical Survey Institute - GSI
- Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
- International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering - IISEE
- Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction, Japan
- Seismological Society of Japan (Japanese)
- Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
- Research Center for Earthquake Prediction
- Sakurajima Volcano Research Center===
Maps[]
Notable Earthquakes[]
*Historic Earthquakes in Japan[]
Recent Earthquakes[]
===*Last Earthquake in Japan
from the NEIC Earthquake Bulletin
- Recent Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity
- Latest Earthquake Information (Japanese)
- JMA Intensity Maps (Japanese)
- Most Recent Earthquake Information within one week
- Monthly Summary of Earthquake Activity and Special Studies ===
Tectonic Information[]
- Geologic Map Database of Japan
- Tectonics and Volcanoes of Japan
- Earthquakes in Japan
- Geography of Japan
- Volcano-Tectonic Environments
Maps[]
http://www.maproomblog.com/2011/03/japan_earthquake_and_tsunami_maps.php
Real Time News Updates[]
The Japanese Earthquake was one of the world's biggest and worst natural disasters since the Ice Age. Here's some pictures that can show you how bad it was.
Images from the Japanese Earthquake on March 11, 2011.