Illustrated map of Japan’s coastline with sediment core extraction site. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Illustrated map of Japan’s coastline with sediment core extraction site.

Caption

This simplified map shows where the sediment core was extracted, in 2012, from the Kumano Sea off the coast of Japan. Also marked are several historically documented submarine earthquakes known to have occurred in the wider area.

 

Credit

Nicola Burghall 2026

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License

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