Nakamura Mamoru

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Title

Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

60295293
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Science   Physics and Earth Sciences   Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Engineering and Science   Physics and Earth Sciences   Professor  

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Academic degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Kyoto University -  Doctor of Science

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2009.04
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    2015.04

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Geology-Marine Geology, Associate Professor  

  • 2015.05
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Geology-Marine Geology, Professor  

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1991.08
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    Now
     

    Seismological Society of Japan 

  • 1992.08
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    Now
     

    American Geophysical Union 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • Seismology

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Natural Science / Solid earth sciences

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Research Theme 【 display / non-display 】

  • Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard in Ryukyu and Taiwan

  • Seismo-Tectonics in the Ryukyu Islands

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Region: University of the Ryukyus

    Mamoru Nakamura

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies ( Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability )  7   99 - 108   2026.03

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

  • Evidence of megathrust earthquakes and seismic supercycles in subtropical Japan from millennia-old coral microatolls

    Sophie Debaecker, Nathalie Feuillet, Kenji Satake, Kohki Sowa, Masaki Yamada, Tetsuro Sato,Sophie Debaecker*, Nathalie Feuillet, Kenji Satake, Kohki Sowa, Masaki Yamada, Tetsuro Sato, Mamoru Nakamura, Atsushi Watanabe, Ayaka Saiki, Jean-Marie Saurel, Giovanni Occhipinti, Tsai-Luen Yu and Chuan-Chou Shen, Atsushi Watanabe, Ayaka Saiki, Jean-Marie Saurel, Giovanni Occhipinti, Tsai-Luen Yu and Chuan-Chou Shen

    Nature Communications ( Nature Portfolio )  17 ( 1398 )   2026.02 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Spatiotemporal variability and tectonic implications of very low-frequency earthquakes in the southwestern Ryukyu Trench

    Mamoru Nakamura, Ren Yakabu

    Earth, Planets and Space   77 ( 1 )   2025.11 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Spatiotemporal distribution and seismic interaction of very-low-frequency earthquakes in the northern Ryukyu Trench

    Nakamura M., Kuo, B.-Y., Lin, P.-Y.-P., Kodaira S., Ishihara Y.

    Earth Planets Space   76   2024.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Shear-dominant continental rifting in northern Ryukyu revealed by ambient noise tomography

    Chen K. X., Kuo B.-Y., Lin T.-J., Lin P.-Y.-P, Gung Y., Tan E., Kodaira S., Ishihara Y., Nakamura M., Arai R., Lee F.-Y., Hung S.-H., Chen K.-H., Lin C.-R., Wang C.-C

    J Geophys Res Solid Earth ( American Geophysical Uninon )  129   2024.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Tsunami boulders as records of devastating ancient tsunamis in the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands

    Nakamura, M. ( Part: Multiple Authorship )

    K. Fujita, T. Arakaki, T. Denda, M. Hidaka, E. Hirose, J. D. Reimer  2015.12

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Other Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Activation of very low frequency earthquakes by slow slip events in the Ryukyu Trench

    M. Nakamura and N. Sunagawa

    Geophysical Research Letters   42 ( 4 ) 1076 - 1082   2015

     

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  • Seismic structure of subducted Philippine Sea plate beneath the southern Ryukyu arc by receiver function and local earthquakes tomography

    Nakamura, M.

    Eleventh Japan-Taiwan International Workshop on Hydrological and Geochemical Research for Earthquake Prediction ( その他の出版社 )    2012.09

     

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variation of the Earthquake Swarms in the Okinawa Trough by using Matched Filter Method

    Yuji Abe, Mamoru Nakamura

    日本地球惑星科学連合2025年大会  (幕張メッセ, 千葉県千葉市)  2025.05  -  2025.05 

  • Decadal-Scale Changes in Very Low-Frequency Earthquake Activity in the Southwestern Ryukyu Trench

    Mamoru Nakamura

    日本地球惑星科学連合2025年大会  (幕張メッセ, 千葉県千葉市)  2025.05  -  2025.05 

  • Low-Frequency Earthquakes and Earthquake Swarms in the Northern Ryukyu Trench

    Mamoru Nakamura, Ban-Yuan Kuo, Pei-Ying Patty Lin, Shuichi Kodaira, Yasushi Ishihara

    The EGU General Assembly 2025  (Austria Center Vienna, Austria)  2025.04  -  2025.05 

  • Migrating Earthquake Swarm Activity in the Okinawa Trough revealed by Matched Filter Method

    Abe, Y., Nakamura, M.

    American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2024  (Washinton DC)  2024.12  -  2024.12 

  • Spatiotemporal Variations of Very Low Frequency Earthquakes in the Southwest Ryukyu Trench

    Nakamura, M.

    American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2024  (Washinton DC)  2024.12  -  2024.12 

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