Interesting phenomena detected by the continuous observation of strain and in-situ stress measurements in the vicinity of the active Mozumi-Sukenobe fault

Ishii, Hiroshi*; Yamauchi, Tsuneo*; Asai, Yasuhiro*; Matsumoto, Shigeo*; Mukai, Atsushi*

Investigation of the behavior of stress and strain in the vicinity of active faults provides valuable data. We have performed continuous strain observation and stress measurements in the active Mozumi-Sukenobe Fault. Two strain meters were installed on both sides of the crushed zones. Characteristic strain variations on both sides indicate right lateral movements that are almost identical to the movements of the fault. The stress measurements also indicate the same pattern as the fault movements, although the values are smaller than usual. The reason proposed is that the crushed zone of the fault can not accumulate stress. The behavior of strain variation suggests that fault movements are caused by the actions of tectonic stress but that the accumulation of this stress is small in the vicinity of the fault stress.