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[S-CG57] 変動帯の構造・進化とダイナミクス

2015年5月27日(水) 16:15 〜 18:00 A06 (アパホテル&リゾート 東京ベイ幕張)

コンビーナ:*竹下 徹(北海道大学大学院理学院自然史科学専攻)、佐藤 比呂志(東京大学地震研究所地震予知研究センター)、尾鼻 浩一郎(海洋研究開発機構 地震津波海域観測研究開発センター)、西村 卓也(京都大学防災研究所)、深畑 幸俊(京都大学防災研究所)、加藤 愛太郎(名古屋大学大学院環境学研究科)、武藤 潤(東北大学大学院理学研究科地学専攻)、佐藤 活志(京都大学大学院理学研究科地球惑星科学専攻)、小平 秀一(海洋研究開発機構 地球内部ダイナミクス領域)、鷺谷 威(名古屋大学減災連携研究センター)、石山 達也(東京大学地震研究所)、松原 誠(防災科学技術研究所)、池田 安隆(東京大学大学院理学系研究科地球惑星科学専攻)、座長:芝崎 文一郎(建築研究所国際地震工学センター)

17:57 〜 18:00

[SCG57-P36] Anomalous seismic wave intensity distribution in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.

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*パナヨトプロス ヤニス1Naoshi Hirata1酒井 慎一1中川 茂樹1笠原 敬司2 (1.Univ. Tokyo, ERI、2.Assoc. Develop. Earthquake Prediction)

The intensities of seismic waves observed at the dense seismic array of the Tokyo Metropolitan Seismic Observation network (MeSO-net) inside the Kanto basin, display unusual distribution patterns. In several occasions, the highest intensities are not observed in the area above an earthquakes hypocenter but appear sifted more than 20 km away. In order to understand the source of this unusual intensity distribution pattern, it is crucial to understand how the waves attenuate before they reach the surface. The attenuation of seismic waves along their path is represented by the t* attenuation operator that can be obtained by fitting the observed seismic wave spectrum to a theoretical spectrum using an ω2 model. In order to create a high quality dataset, only 1449 earthquakes that are recorded with intensity greater than 0 in the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) intensity scale are selected from the JMA unified earthquake list from April 1st 2008 to October 2nd 2013. A grid search method is applied to determine the t* values by matching the observed and theoretical spectra. The t* data where then inverted to estimate a 3D Q structure with grid points set at a 10 km spacing. We implemented the 3D velocity model estimated by Nakagawa et al., 2012 and in addition we set the initial Q values at 100 for the 0 km grids and to 400 for the grids below them. The obtained model suggests average Q values of 50〜100 inside the Kanto basin. Furthermore, a low Q zone is observed in the area where the Philippine Sea plate meets the upper part of the Pacific sea plate. This area is located at approximately 40 km depth, beneath the north-east Tokyo and west Chiba prefectures and is represented by Q values < 300. Earthquakes occurring on the Pacific plate pass through this low Q area inside the Philippine sea plate and are attenuated significantly. The estimated attenuation distribution at the MeSO-net station for these earthquakes implementing our 3D Q model greatly coincides with the observed seismic wave intensity distribution. Stations where our model predicts high attenuation display low intensity values whereas stations where our model predicts low attenuation display high intensities. The implementation of our findings could help towards a better understanding of the damage area of future earthquakes and mitigate the disaster of the affected areas.