An Overhead Image of the Estimated Fault Slip due to the 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake (IMAGE)

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An Overhead Image of the Estimated Fault Slip due to the 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

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The image represents on overhead model of the estimated fault slip due to the 9.0 Tohoku‑Oki earthquake. The fault responsible for this earthquake dips under Japan, starting at the Japan Trench (indicated by the barbed line), which is the point of contact between the subducting Pacific Plate and the overriding Okhotsk Plate. The magnitude of fault slip is indicated both by the color and the contours, which are at 8‑meter intervals. The question mark indicates the general region where researchers currently lack information about future seismic potential.

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Mark Simons/Caltech Seismological Laboratory

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