Geology: Slow episodic slip probably occurs in the plate boundary
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have discovered slow-moving low-frequency tremors which occur at the shallow subduction plate boundary in Hyuga-nada, off east Kyushu. This indicates the possibility that the plate boundary in the vicinity of the Nankai Trough is slipping episodically and slowly (over days or weeks) without inducing a strong seismic wave.