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Miyazawa & Mori 2005
Miyazawa, M. and Mori, J. (2005). Detection of triggered deep low-frequency events from the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL022539. issn: 0094-8276.

We show the level of increased/decreased seismicity mapped across Japan immediately following the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake (Mw 8.1) of September 25, 2003 (UT) by use of the ¿-statistic. Significant dynamic triggering of events is found near the Nankai subduction zone 900--1400 km from the earthquake. The events are inferred to be dynamically triggered deep low-frequency earthquakes, of a type that often occur in this region. The triggering appears to be caused by the long-period oscillations of the surface waves, which may be effective in triggering fluid-related events. The region that showed the highest level of triggered events, was an area of elevated activity in the Bungo strait where a slow-slip event was in progress.

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Seismology, Earthquake dynamics, Seismology, Earthquake source observations, Seismology, Earthquake interaction, forecasting, and prediction (1217, 1242), Seismology, Seismicity and tectonics (1207, 1217, 1240, 1242), Seismology, Surface waves and free oscillations
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Geophysical Research Letters
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