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Long-living Earthquake Swarm and Intermittent Seismicity in the Northeastern Tip of the Noto Peninsula, Japan
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  • Yuta Amezawa,
  • Yoshihiro Hiramatsu,
  • Ayumu Miyakawa,
  • Kazutoshi Imanishi,
  • Makoto Otsubo
Yuta Amezawa
Geological Survey of Japan, AIST

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Yoshihiro Hiramatsu
Kanazawa University
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Ayumu Miyakawa
Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
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Kazutoshi Imanishi
Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
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Makoto Otsubo
Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
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Abstract

The factors controlling earthquake swarm duration are remain unclear, especially in the long-living ones. A severe earthquake swarm struck the tip of the Noto peninsula, Japan. Ten M > 4.0 earthquakes occurred, and the sequence has continued more than four years. We investigated the spatiotemporal characteristics of the swarm using relocated hypocenters to elucidate the factors causing this long duration. The swarm consists of four seismic clusters-northern, northeastern, western, and southern-the latter of which began first. Diffusive hypocenter migrations were observed in the western, northern, and northeastern clusters with moderate to low diffusivities, implying a low-permeability environment. Rapid diffusive migration associated with intermittent seismicity deep within the southern cluster suggests the presence of a highly pressurized fluid supply. We conclude that the nature of this fluid supply combined with intermittent seismicity from the southern cluster and a low-permeability environment are the key causes of this long-living swarm.
05 Jan 2023Submitted to ESS Open Archive
17 Jan 2023Published in ESS Open Archive