Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains

Takahiro Hosono; Chisato Yamada; Michael Manga; Chi-Yuen Wang; Masaharu Tanimizu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16604-y

Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains

Takahiro Hosono,
Chisato Yamada,
Michael Manga,
Chi-Yuen Wang,
Masaharu Tanimizu

Affiliations

Takahiro Hosono: Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
Chisato Yamada: Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Kumamoto University
Michael Manga: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley McCone Hall
Chi-Yuen Wang: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley McCone Hall
Masaharu Tanimizu: School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16604-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The authors investigate the groundwater table changes in the Kumamoto region (Japan) following the 2016 M w 7.0 Kumamoto earthquake. Through detailed isotope analysis the study shows how earthquakes can rupture the crust and generate new pathways for aquifers.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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