Horizontal displacements in Japan |
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| Authors: | Naomi Fujita |
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| Institution: | 1. Geographical Survey Institute, TokyoJapan |
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| Abstract: | Recent horizontal displacements in Japan are discussed by using the results of the first-order triangulation surveys. Large horizontal displacements are found in East Hokkaido, Tohoku, South Kanto, Tokai and Nankai districts (Fig.1). Crustal activity in these districts is also briefly discussed. The original triangulation survey in Japan neglected Laplace (azimuth) observations and consequently rotation and divergence around the assumed fixed point often appear as horizontal displacements. This is especially true in the central Japan where horizontal displacements result from cancelling the apparent rotation and divergence around the assumed fixed point (Fig.2).On the other hand, strain measurements avoid such shortcoming. Considering with the results of the first triangulation, the horizontal earth-strain can be calculated for every subsequent triangulation net. It is interesting that the velocity of the maximum shear strain is almost 2–3 · 10/t7/year throughout Japan (Fig.3), even though the seismic activities show large regional discrepancies. |
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