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J-SHIS EARTHQUAKE SOURCE MODEL

Median Tectonic Line (MTL) fault zone (FROM Gojoya segment TO Negoro segment)

中央構造線断層帯（五条谷区間～根来区間が同時に活動）

What this earthquake source model represents and how to read its data.

Reference model · not a forecast
Modelled magnitudeMw 7.1

The range of earthquake sizes represented by the whole model.

Chance within 30 years0.01%

The long-term chance that an earthquake represented by this model occurs within that period.

Chance within 50 years0.03%

The long-term chance that an earthquake represented by this model occurs within that period.

This model in plain language

J-SHIS classifies this as a major active-fault model. It represents the underground area that may rupture along the fault, not one predicted earthquake. The model covers an overall magnitude of Mw 7.1. Its source elements span depths of 4–16 km below the surface. It considers 2 rupture patterns; this is not the number of expected earthquakes. Its 30-year long-term probability is 0.01%, not a prediction of a date.

Japan terrain and the source model in 3D

Use the terrain map and city labels to locate the approximate source area, then switch below ground to inspect its generalised extent and depth. It does not reproduce the original source elements or show future epicentres or rupture progression.

Ctrl-drag to tilt · city names remain visible on the map

Colour shows generalised depthShallow4 kmMid-range10 kmDeep16 km

The 3D terrain gives geographic and city context. The coloured surfaces are coarse regular display cells projected from the underground source area—not the original J-SHIS geometry. They do not show future epicentres or shaking intensity.

How to read the model data

Modelled magnitudeMw 7.1

Magnitude describes the overall size of the modelled earthquake, not the Shindo felt in a particular place. The same magnitude can produce different shaking depending on distance, depth and ground conditions. A range shows both model limits.

Occurrence probability
Within 30 years0.01%Within 50 years0.03%

Probabilities are long-term values in the Y2020 model. They do not predict an earthquake on a particular day, in a particular year or at one exact location. Some models do not provide a value.

Places where J-SHIS considers this model

In J-SHIS calculations, this model is among the leading earthquake sources for these places. It does not mean the earthquake will start inside their boundaries or that every place would shake in the same way.

  1. Taishi Town
  2. Kurotaki Village
  3. Kawachinagano City
  4. Kanan Town
  5. Northern Gojo City
  6. Katsuragi City
  7. Yoshino Town
  8. Oyodo Town
  9. Shimoichi Town
  10. Hashimoto City
  11. Chihayaakasaka Village
  12. Takatori Town
Show 48 more places
  1. Nosegawa Village
  2. Koya Town
  3. Sakurai City
  4. Gose City
  5. Kashiba City
  6. Uda City
  7. Heguri Town
  8. Asuka Village
  9. Kammaki Town
  10. Kawai Town
  11. Tenri City
  12. Kudoyama Town
  13. Sakai Minami Ward
  14. Tondabayashi City
  15. Katsuragi, Katsuragi Town
  16. Osaka Tennoji Ward
  17. Izumi City
  18. Habikino City
  19. Osakasayama City
  20. Nara
  21. Sango Town
  22. Kimino Town
  23. Kibikanaya, Aridagawa Town
  24. Osaka Chuo Ward
  25. Sakai Naka Ward
  26. Sakai Higashi Ward
  27. Sakai Mihara Ward
  28. Kashiwara City
  29. Kashihara City
  30. Ikaruga Town
  31. Koryo Town
  32. Arida City
  33. Kinokawa City
  34. Yuasa Town
  35. Hirogawa Town
  36. Osaka Abeno Ward
  37. Osaka Sumiyoshi Ward
  38. Sakai Sakai Ward
  39. Sakai Kita Ward
  40. Fujiidera City
  41. Hannan City
  42. Oji Town
  43. Kainan City
  44. Gobo City
  45. Kawabe, Hidakagawa Town
  46. Sakai Nishi Ward
  47. Kishiwada City
  48. Matsubara City

Technical model data

J-SHIS identifiers and calculation parameters. You do not need them for an everyday reading of this page.

Model version
Y2020
The edition of J-SHIS data used on this page.
Probability case
MAX
MAX is the J-SHIS calculation case used on this page. It does not mean a certain ‘worst case’ event.
J-SHIS code
F0201BC
The identifier used for this model inside J-SHIS.
Estimation method code
SIM
An abbreviation for the statistical process used to calculate probability. It is not a danger grade.
Source elements
4
Source elements are the pieces J-SHIS uses to build the source shape. A larger count means a more detailed or complex model; it is not a hazard score, a fault count or the number of expected earthquakes.
Depth
4–16 km
The modelled depth range below the ground surface.
Element length
28–34 km
The length of individual source elements, not necessarily the total length of a fault zone.
Element width
12–18 km
The width of the inclined source elements below ground.
Dip angle
40–90 °
The element’s tilt from horizontal: 0° is horizontal and 90° is vertical.
Strike
249.5–258.1 °
The compass direction in which an element extends, measured clockwise from north.
Rupture patterns
2
Alternative rupture arrangements or sequences considered by the model.
Display grid cells
22
Regular aggregated grid cells used to depict the source area. This is not the number of source records or original shapes.

Source and limitations

Source: J-SHIS, operated by Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). JISHINDESU organises the Y2020 maximum-case data for presentation. This page is not an earthquake prediction, building-safety assessment or evacuation notice. Use current JMA and local-authority information for safety decisions.

In accordance with the J-SHIS terms, we publish only model-level summaries and coarse display geometry that cannot reproduce the original vertex sequences. This is not a redistributed copy of the source dataset.

Data retrieved: 05/09/2026

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