Japan

M7.1 earthquake strikes southern Japan; megaquake advisory issued

An indication of elevated risk - but not a prediction

Aug 8 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Precursory slip before large earthquakes - signal or noise?

We evaluate a new defense of noisy data used in a 2023 Science paper

Jul 25 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.8 earthquake strikes Noto Peninsula, Japan

An aftershock, or another event emerging from the swarm?

Jun 3 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Southern Japan shaken by M6.4 earthquake

A new earthquake joins the menagerie of Bungo Channel seismicity

Apr 18 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Seismic swarm rattles Boso Peninsula, Japan

Region is subject to regular swarms linked to slow slip on subduction zone

Feb 29 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Seismicity patterns around the Jan 1 earthquake in Japan

Developments in an intriguing story of earthquakes and seismic swarms

Jan 9 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Tectonics of the January 1, 2024 M7.5 earthquake in Japan

Exploring earthquakes on Japan's western coast

Jan 6 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M7.5 earthquake strikes western Japan, triggers tsunami

Complex precursory behavior has occurred along this fault since 2020

Jan 1 •

Judith A Hubbard

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One Ring to rule them all? Maybe not!

Introducing the Southeast Asian Ring of Fire

Dec 15, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Does the crust wobble before some big earthquakes?

We deep-dive a 2020 Nature paper that discovered enormous crustal shifts before Mw9.2 and Mw8.8 megathrust earthquakes

Nov 3, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M6.2 earthquake near Tokyo causes widespread but light shaking

The earthquake occurred at the southern edge of aftershocks from 2011 M9.1 Tohoku-Oki.

May 26, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Cluster of earthquakes south of Japan illuminate back-arc spreading as the old, cold Pacific Plate rolls back

Much larger swarm was recorded to the north in 2000.

May 14, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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