Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone
The Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone (布田川・日奈久断層帯, Futagawa Hinagu Dansōtai) is a series of faults in Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan, which was responsible for the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. It consists of two fault zones along the west coast of Kumamoto, stretching over 100 km, making it the longest fault zone in Kyushu.[1] Parts of the fault were selected as natural monuments following the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.[2]
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Tectonic plates of East and North Asia (Eurasian Plate-Pacific Plate Convergence Zone)
- Amur Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Yangtze Plate
- Mariana Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Philippine Mobile Belt
- Aomori Bay West Coast Fault Zone
- Baikal Rift Zone
- Haiyuan Fault
- Fukozu Fault
- Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone
- Idosawa Fault
- Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
- Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
- Japan Median Tectonic Line
- Longmenshan Fault
- Neodani Fault
- Nojima Fault
- Northeastern Japan Arc
- Philippine Fault System
- Senya Fault
- Tanna Fault
- Ulakhan Fault
- Urasoko fault