Neodani Fault
This fault can be seen as a step portion in the center of the photo.
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Neodani Fault.
Neodani Fault (根尾谷断層 Neodani Dansō) is a left lateral slip fault in Central Japan, Gifu Prefecture, which ruptured causing the 1891 Mino-Owari earthquake (Otherwise known as the Nobi Earthquake) in 1891. It caused a 6m vertical offset and 8m left lateral offset, and ruptured over 80 km.[1] The quake was the largest ever recorded in inland Japan.
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- Seismic Faults Observation & Experience House
- Long-Term Seismic Behavior of a Fault Involved in a Multiple-Fault Rupture: Insights from Tectonic Geomorphology along the Neodani Fault, Central Japan
Coordinates: 35°37′00″N 136°37′11″E / 35.61667°N 136.61972°E
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