Electromagnetic heterogeneity of the seismogenic region of 1962 M6.5 Northern Miyagi Earthquake, northeastern Japan

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Dec 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001georl..28.4371m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 23, p. 4371-4374

Physics

Geophysics

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Exploration Geophysics: Magnetic And Electrical Methods, Geomagnetism And Paleomagnetism: Geomagnetic Induction, Seismology: Earthquake Dynamics And Mechanics, Seismology: Seismicity And Seismotectonics

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Magnetotelluric surveys were carried out to investigate the electrical resistivity structure of the seismogenic region of the 1962 Northern Miyagi Earthquake (M6.5) in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A 2-D inversion reveals the existence of a deep conductive zone and overlying resistive zone in the upper crust. A positive aeromagnetic anomaly is also recognized above the resistive zone, which is interpreted as a buried Kitakami granitoid pluton. By comparison with the seismicity, we found that the microearthquakes occur just above the deep conductor and in the resistive zone, and that several S-wave reflectors are just above the deep conductor. Since the S-wave reflectors suggest the existence of fluid beneath them, the deep conductor can be interpreted as a fluid-filled zone. Moreover, we suggest that the seepage of the fluid from the conductive fluid-filled zone to the resistive granitoid pluton can become a trigger of the earthquakes.

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