Summary

International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility

2014

Session Number:13A-S

Session:

Number:13A-S3

Ultra-Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Depression for Three Huge Oceanic Earthquakes in Japan and in the Kurile Islands

Alexander Schekotov,  

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Publication Date:2014/05/12

Online ISSN:2188-5079

DOI:10.34385/proc.18.13A-S3

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Summary:
The depression (reduction in amplitude) of ULF (ultra-low-frequency) magnetic field variations observed on the Earth s surface is found for the recent huge Japan earthquake (EQ) (magnitude(M) ~ 9.0) on March 11, 2011 which is a typical oceanic EQ of the plate type. In order to confirm the presence of such a ULF depression, we have also studied the additional two huge oceanic EQs in the Kurile islands (M≅8), and similar ULF depressions have also been detected. This suggests that such a ULF depression seems to be a universal phenomenon for huge (M=8-9) EQs even occurred in the sea bed of subduction region.