Abstract
AbstractRobust determination of earthquake source parameters over a continuous depth range is central to inferring rupture mechanisms dominant at different depths. We employed a cluster‐event method to constrain the source parameters as well as along‐path attenuation for earthquakes over 0–150 km depths and 4 orders of seismic moments in the Japan subduction zone. We found that corner frequency and stress drop increase with depth, whereas the radiated energy scaled by seismic moment declines with depth slightly. As a result, the radiation efficiency exhibits a notable deficit for events deeper than 60 km. Together these suggest an increased energy dissipation during faulting in ductile deformation regime, consistent with shear heating instability as an important faulting mechanism for intermediate‐depth earthquakes.
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