- Nojima Fault
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Nojima Fault (野島断層 Nojima Dansō ) is a fault that is responsible for the Great Hanshin earthquake. It cuts across Awaji Island. It is a branch of the Japan Median Tectonic Line which runs the length of the southern half of Honshu island.
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Tectonic plates of East Asia (Eurasian Plate-Pacific Plate Convergence Zone) Large Small Faults and rift zones Baikal Rift Zone · Fukozu Fault · Idosawa Fault · Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line · Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc · Izu Convergence Zone · Japan Median Tectonic Line · Longmenshan Fault · Neodani Fault · Nojima Fault · Northeastern Japan Arc · Philippine Fault System · Senya Fault · Tanna Fault · Ulakhan FaultTrenches and troughs Kuril Trench · Mariana Trench · Japan · Izu-Ogasawara Trench · Japan Trench · Nankai Trough · Sagami Trough · Suruga Trough · Okinawa Trough · Ryukyu Trench · Philippines: · North Luzon Trough · West Luzon Trough · Manila Trench · Philippine Trench · Cotabato Trench · East Luzon Trench · Sulu Trench · Negros Trench · Palawan Trench ·Other Boso Triple JunctionCategories:- Seismic faults of Japan
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