Japan Median Tectonic Line
Línea Tectónica Media Japonesa
- Date
- c. 1875-1885 · confidence low
- Place
- Japan
- Credited to
- Edmund Naumann
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Japan's longest fault system, running through the archipelago from Ibaraki to Kyūshū with right-lateral strike-slip motion; described by German geologist Edmund Naumann, a pioneer of modern geology in Japan.
What it led to
- Modern geological mapping of Japan
- Understanding of the tectonics of the Japanese volcanic arc
- Regional seismicity studies linked to the fault
- Foundation of systematic Japanese geological survey