Groundwater Sampling Sites Near the Epicenter of the Kumamoto Earthquake (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Groundwater Sampling Sites Near the Epicenter of the Kumamoto Earthquake

Caption

Groundwater samples were obtained from seven locations in the Futagawa-Hinagu fault zones in the Kumamoto region. The locations are marked as yellow squares (denoted HRY, TMN, UKI, KKC, OTS, AJS, and MFN) on the map. The epicenters of the two tremors that preceded the main quake and the main shock are shown in red circles.

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2016 Yuji Sano.

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