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The Iwate-Miyagi Inland Earthquake 2008


On-Site Reports from the Field Survey Teams of AFRC

Field Survey Report(2008.6.17)

The Field Survey Teams of the Active Fault Research Center (AFRC), AIST, have been carring out the field survey at the surround area about the epicenter of the Iwate-Miyagi Inland earthquake(M7.2) which had occered on 14 June 2008.
The Team found several surface deformations which has some possibilities for active faults related with the Earthquake in this time.
We just show the several photos here from the survey team.
This report have some possibility for revising or changing on final results and detail reports will be published near future.


1. Mochikorobishi (Point1)

Photo1:
Left bank of Mauchi River
Photo2:
Verical displacemen
Photo3:
River bottom
Photo4:
Right bank
Photo5 Photo6
Photo7

餅転(もちころび)地区(地点1)

上菅生沢(地点2)

Photo:Western Eastward

はの(木へんに爪)立(地点4)

栗駒ダム北方(地点5)

荒砥沢ダム(地点6)

Team Staffs: S.Toda, T.Maruyama & M.Yoshimi