Abstract The 2011 March 11 Tohoku-oki great (Mw 9.1) earthquake ruptured the plate
boundary megathrust fault offshore of northern Honshu with estimates of shallow slip of 50 m …

The recognition of slow earthquakes in geodetic and seismological data has transformed the
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …

During the 2011 magnitude 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake, very large slip occurred on the
shallowest part of the subduction megathrust. Quantitative information on the shallow slip is …

Numerous observations pertaining to the magnitude 9.0 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake
(offshore Japan) have led to new understanding of subduction zone earthquakes. By …

Earthquakes occur by overcoming fault friction; therefore, quantifying fault resistance is
central to earthquake physics. Values for both static and dynamic friction are required, and …

Melanges play three principal, overlapping roles in the architecture of subduction
accretionary complexes (SACs) during and after SAC formation. First, tectonic melanges …

The great 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake [moment magnitude (M w) 9.0)] is the best-
documented megathrust earthquake in the world, but its causal mechanism is still in …

It is generally accepted that the subduction polarity reversal (SPR) results from the strong
collision of two plates. Yet, the SPR of the Solomon Back‐arc Basin is started in the “soft …

The sources of shallow slow earthquakes at subduction zone fronts remain unclear, but are
commonly attributed to faults and shear zones. Structural studies of modern and ancient …

Seismic, geodetic, and tsunami data of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake (offshore Japan;
moment magnitude, Mw 9.0) have revealed that large coseismic slip reached the trench …