Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) · 1995 · 66 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeophysicsEarthquake EngineeringSeismologyTectonicsActive TectonicsEarthquake Rupture DynamicsFault MechanicsFault Zone SeismologyFault Zone StructureRupture DynamicsDisplacementFault RuptureFault Segment RuptureFault Zone Deformation MechanismsFaultingNear-fault DeformationSurface FaultingSurface Rupture Geology
Distinctive ruptures of the surface faulting which generated the destructive 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake (Ms=7.2) appeared along the Nojima fault, an active fault on the northwestern coast of Awaji island, Japan. The surface fault ruptures in Awaji island extend southwestward continuously for about 9km from Easki near the epicenter to Toshima in Hokudan town, and caused prominent right-latearl off-sets of 1.9m at maximum on roads, paddy dikes with vertical displacement of 1.2m at maximum, while no large surface faulting has been reported in Kobe where major damage and casualties have appeared.
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