The Crustal Structure in Japan from the Phase Velocity of Rayleigh Waves

Three earthquakes in the last six years produced satisfactory records of Rayleigh waves, with periods of 20 to 40 seconds, at about 40 stations in Japan operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. One of these earthquakes was the Samoa shock of April 14, 1957. Epicentral distance of this earthquake...

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Published in:	Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
Main Author:	Katsutada Kaminuma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 1964
Subjects:	Seismic Waves and Analysis earthquake and tectonic studies Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques crustal structure Rayleigh wave phase velocity crustal thickness Japan seismic wave propagation crustal velocity model Chubu region
Online Access:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgeography1889/73/4/73_4_219/_pdf https://doi.org/10.5026/jgeography.73.219
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