SEGJ Technical Conference


Observation of microtremors around a trench site of the Kamishiro Fault


Abstract
Distribution of active faults is essential information for evaluating the location and the length of the source faults of inland crustal earthquakes. We have examined an applicability of a method to investigate passing positions of active faults, especially in the gaps and the steps, based on the peak frequencies of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios (H/V spectra). In this research, we conducted microtremor measurements near a trench site of the Kamishiro fault. In this article, we discuss a correspondence between the spatial variation of the peak frequencies of the H/V spectra of microtremors and the distribution of the shallow geological structures.