Link between the Nankai underthrust turbidites and shallow slow earthquakes.

ABSTRACT: Trench sediments such as pelagic clay or terrigenous turbidites have long been invoked to explain the seismogenic behavior of the megathrust fault (i.e., décollement). Recent numerous studies suggest that slow earthquakes may be associated with huge megathrust earthquake; however, controls on the slow earthquake occurrence remain poorly understood. We investigate seismic reflection data along the Nankai Trough subduction zone to understand the correlations between the spatial distribution of the broad turbidites and along-strike variations in shallow slow earthquakes and slip-deficit rates. This report presents a unique map of regional distribution of the three discrete Miocene turbidites that underthrust apparently along the décollement beneath the Nankai accretionary prism. A comparison

SUBMITTER: Park JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333230 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature