Attenuation contrast in mantle wedge across the volcanic front of northeastern Japan that controls propagations of high-frequency S-wave later phases

Authors:Shiina, Takahiro Katsumata, Kei Yomogida, Kiyoshi Kato, Aitaro

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Volume:73

DOI:10.1186/s40623-021-01361-z

Published:2021

Document Type:Article

Abstract:Distinct later phases of waves with rich high-frequency (> 8 Hz) components were observed for intraslab earthquakes that occurred at intermediate depths, particularly at depths exceeding 100 km, in the northeastern (NE) Japan subduction zone. These high-frequency later phases (HFLPs) showed anomalously large peak-amplitude delays, up to similar to 50 s after direct S-wave arrivals at stations in the backarc region. Using a source-scanning algorithm, we investigated the locations of passing points affecting the propagation of HFLPs. The passing points were estimated to be in the forearc region in the entire NE Japan, indicating that HFLPs are scattered waves that pass through the forearc region. The propagating HFLPs seem to bypass the backarc mantle wedge, as a consequence of the distinct attenuation contrast in the mantle wedge across the volcanic front in NE Japan. These HFLP observations suggest that the high-attenuation zone in the backarc mantle wedge controls propagations of the high-frequency waves of intraslab earthquakes, in addition to the scatterers possibly locate in the forearc region.

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Corresponding Author:Shiina, T (通讯作者)，Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Geol Survey Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Reprint Address:Shiina, T (通讯作者)，Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Geol Survey Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Addresses:[Shiina, Takahiro] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Geol Survey Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; [Shiina, Takahiro; Kato, Aitaro] Univ Tokyo, Earthquake Res Inst, Tokyo, Japan; [Katsumata, Kei] Hokkaido Univ, Fac Sci, Inst Seismol & Volcanol, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; [Yomogida, Kiyoshi] Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Earth & Planetary Dynam, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

E-mail Addresses:taka.shiina@aist.go.jp

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