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Megathrust earthquakes occur at
convergent plate boundaries,
where one
tectonic plate is
forced underneath another. The
earthquakes are
caused by slip...
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Nankai megathrust earthquakes (****anese: 南海トラフ巨大地震, Hepburn:
Nankai Torafu Kyodai Jishin) are
great megathrust earthquakes that
occur along the Nankai...
- The
Sunda megathrust is a
fault that
extends approximately 5,500 km (3300 mi) from
Myanmar (Burma) in the north,
running along the
southwestern side of...
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faults in Chile, Alaska, and ****an's
Nankai Trough,
locations known for
megathrust earthquakes, a
conclusion that was met with
skepticism from
other geophysicists...
- earthquake:
Lasting four
minutes and thirty-eight seconds, the
magnitude 9.2
megathrust earthquake remains the most
powerful earthquake recorded in
North American...
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Megathrust earthquakes are
large seismic events that take
place along convergent plate boundaries,
particularly at
subduction zones.
Examples of subduction...
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where the
Pacific plate subducts beneath the
Okhotsk Plate. Many
strong megathrust earthquakes occurred here, some of them
among the
largest on
world record...
- to a
lesser extent Chiba and Ibaraki.
Tokyo has been hit by
powerful megathrust earthquakes in 1703, 1782, 1812, 1855, 1923, and much more indirectly...
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formation of an
accretionary wedge.
Reverse faulting can lead to
megathrust earthquakes.
Tensional or
normal faulting occurs on the
outer wall of...
- offs****. The
underlying fault, the
Nankai megathrust, is the
source of the
devastating Nankai megathrust earthquakes,
while the
trough itself is potentially...
