Changes in seismicity in a volcanically active region of the Izu Peninsula, Japan

Fuente: arXiv
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Nanjo, K. Z., Yukutake, Y., Kumazawa, T.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866915290638450688
author Nanjo, K. Z.
Yukutake, Y.
Kumazawa, T.
author_facet Nanjo, K. Z.
Yukutake, Y.
Kumazawa, T.
contents The eastern Izu Peninsula in Japan is volcanically and seismically active. Ordinary earthquakes frequently occurred at shallow depths in 2006 and 2009, when they clustered as swarms. Beneath ordinary earthquakes, low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs) were infrequently observed. To better understand the characteristics of those LFEs, we produced a LFE catalog for 2005-2020, using the matched-filter method. Timeseries analyses based on the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence model showed quiescence, i.e., a change in occurrence rate, which became quiet. For comparison, the same analysis was conducted using the Japan Meteorological Agency catalog of ordinary earthquakes, and similar results were shown. The change points for both types of earthquakes fell during and after each of the swarms, revealing an earlier start of quiescence for shallow ordinary earthquakes than for deep LFEs. Surface displacement data obtained from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan showed that the uplift was in abatement or unobservable during the study period. Our seismicity and geodetic results are interpretatively hypothesized as being associated with magmatic activity, as follows. When the absence of a supply of magma from a depth toward the crustal magma reservoir caused no significant uplift, magma intruded from this reservoir into the shallow crust, resulting in the 2006 and 2009 swarms. Due to this intrusion, stresses decreased in and around shallow parts of the reservoir and then quiescence for ordinary earthquakes began during or after each swarm. Due to this decrease, stresses in and around deep parts of it late decreased, delaying the start of quiescence of deep LFEs.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2407_19648
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Changes in seismicity in a volcanically active region of the Izu Peninsula, Japan
Nanjo, K. Z.
Yukutake, Y.
Kumazawa, T.
Geophysics
The eastern Izu Peninsula in Japan is volcanically and seismically active. Ordinary earthquakes frequently occurred at shallow depths in 2006 and 2009, when they clustered as swarms. Beneath ordinary earthquakes, low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs) were infrequently observed. To better understand the characteristics of those LFEs, we produced a LFE catalog for 2005-2020, using the matched-filter method. Timeseries analyses based on the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence model showed quiescence, i.e., a change in occurrence rate, which became quiet. For comparison, the same analysis was conducted using the Japan Meteorological Agency catalog of ordinary earthquakes, and similar results were shown. The change points for both types of earthquakes fell during and after each of the swarms, revealing an earlier start of quiescence for shallow ordinary earthquakes than for deep LFEs. Surface displacement data obtained from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan showed that the uplift was in abatement or unobservable during the study period. Our seismicity and geodetic results are interpretatively hypothesized as being associated with magmatic activity, as follows. When the absence of a supply of magma from a depth toward the crustal magma reservoir caused no significant uplift, magma intruded from this reservoir into the shallow crust, resulting in the 2006 and 2009 swarms. Due to this intrusion, stresses decreased in and around shallow parts of the reservoir and then quiescence for ordinary earthquakes began during or after each swarm. Due to this decrease, stresses in and around deep parts of it late decreased, delaying the start of quiescence of deep LFEs.
title Changes in seismicity in a volcanically active region of the Izu Peninsula, Japan
topic Geophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19648