The state of stress in the Earth's crust along the northwestern flank of the Pacific seismic focal zone before the Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011статья
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Аннотация:This paper presents a detailed reconstruction of the state of
stress in the earth's crust in the Japanese seismic focal zone before the
Tohoku earthquake of March 11, 2011. The reconstruction of the state of
stress is based on earthquake focal mechanism data for two magnitude
ranges, : 1) 3.0-5.5 and 2) 5.0-7.0. The calculations for the first data
set are performed at six depths. A large amount of data on the focal
mechanisms of earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 5.5 has allowed
us to obtain new data on changes in the stress field, which were missed
in the previous calculation for the second data set. It is shown that in
the upper part of the lithosphere (up to 90 km) the axis of maximum
compression is generally oriented slightly (25-35°) under the oceanic
plate west of the Japan Trench, and it dips subvertically east of the
trench. The upper part of the tectonosphere is divided into two
geodynamic regimes: subhorizontal compression west of the trench axis and
subhorizontal extension east of the trench axis. West of the Japan
Trench, the axis of maximum horizontal compression is orthogonal to the
trench axis, but east of the Japan Trench, its orientation has changed
(~90°). The underthrusting shear stress that acts normal to the
horizontal planes has a similar west and west-southwest direction in the
upper layers (0-50 km). Deviations in the orientation are observed at
depths between 70 and 90 km at the junction between the Japan Trench and
the Nankai Trough and in the crust of the northeastern part of the Tohoku
region. Obtained results are summarized in 2 D-pattern, which can be used
to explain the loading mechanism in the region of the Tohoku earthquake.