SW Japan subduction zone

Spatial

Spatial Distribution

~ 600 km in length

Along strike

Clustering

Into tow major groups and each of them are clustered into several subgroups

Temporal

Migration

9 ~ 13 km/day

Triggering

Sometimes triggered by seismic wave

Periodicity

Recurrence

Only in Shikoku

6 months (west Shikoku)

3 months (east Shikoku)

Duration

Days ~ weeks

SSEs

Slow slip events take place at the same region?

yes

Connection with tremors?

Tremor peaks during certain slow slip events

 

Recurrence interval

2-6 months (short-term SSEs)

6 years (long-term SSE)

Duration

~1 week (short-term SSEs)

~1 year  (long-term SSE)

Locations

22 – 42 km depth (short-term SSEs)

28 km depth (long-term SSE)