Hiroe Miyake @ ERI

Hiroe Miyake

Assistant Professor
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
E-mail: hiroe at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Last updated on April 2013

Academic Background

D.Sc. in Geophysics
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (2003)

M.Sc. in Geophysics
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (2000)

B.Sc. in Geophysics
Faculty of Science, Kyoto University (1998)

Professional Background

Assistant Professor
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (2005-present)

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Geophysics, Stanford University (June-July, 2009)

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (2003-2005)

Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Geophysics, Stanford University (Apr-Dec, 2003)

JSPS Research Fellow
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (2000-2003)

Professional Activities

Associate Editor
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, AGU (2011-present) link

Lecturer
IISEE Training Course, Building Research Institute (2004-present) link

Awards

Young Scientist Award, Seismological Society of Japan (2010) ERI link, SSJ link

Outstanding Paper Award, 14th World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (2008) link

Research Interests

Earthquake rupture process and source scaling

High-frequency wave radiation and rupture dynamics

Strong motion seismology
        - broadband ground motion simulation using dynamic, pseudo-dynamic, and kinematic source modeling
        - Extreme ground motions
        - Ground motion paradox for surface and subsurface faulting
        - Rupture directivity effect
        - Empirical Green's function / Ambient noise Green's function

Seismic hazard map, earthquake scenario

On-fault seismology

Publications
Papers

Sadeghi, H., H. Miyake, and A. Riahi (2013). Strong ground motion simulation of the 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake using the empirical Green's function method, J. Seismol., 17, 297-312, doi:10.1007/s10950-012-9317-4. link

Poiata, N., K. Koketsu, A. Vuan, and H. Miyake (2012). Low-frequency and broad-band source models for the 2009 L'Aquila, Italy, earthquake, Geophys. J. Int., 191, 224-242, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05602.x. link

Poiata, N., H. Miyake, K. Koketsu, and K. Hikima (2012). Strong-motion and teleseismic waveform inversions for the source process of the 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 102, 1477-1496, doi:10.1785/0120110198, link1, link2

Roten, D., H. Miyake, and K. Koketsu (2012). A Rayleigh wave back-projection method applied to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L02302, doi:10.1029/2011GL050183. link

Kimura, T., T. Takemoto, M. Tsukagoshi, M. Sakaue, H. Miyake, and K. Koketsu (2011). Source characteristics of aftershocks for the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake and site amplification around the source region based on spectral inversion technique, J. Japan Assoc. Earthq. Eng., 11(5), 28-40, doi:10.5610/jaee.11.5_28 (in Japanese with English abstract). link

Koketsu, K., Y. Yokota, N. Nishimura, Y. Yagi, S. Miyazaki, K. Satake, Y. Fujii, H. Miyake, Y. Yamanaka, S. Sakai, and T. Okada (2011). A unified source model for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 310, 480-487, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.009. link

Lavallée, D., H. Miyake, and K. Koketsu (2011). Stochastic model of a subduction-zone earthquake: Sources and ground motions for the 2003 Tokachi-oki, Japan, earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 101, 1807-1821, doi:10.1785/0120090318. link1, link2

Irikura, K., and H. Miyake (2011). Recipe for predicting strong ground motion from crustal earthquake scenarios, Pure Appl. Geophys., 168, 85-104, doi:10.1007/s00024-010-0150-9. open access

Ghasemi, H., Y. Fukushima, K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, Z. Wang, and J. G. Anderson (2010). Ground-motion simulation for the 2008 Wenchuan, China, earthquake using the stochastic finite-fault method, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 100, 2476-2490, doi:10.1785/0120090258. link1, link2

Kimura, T., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, C. Wu, and T. Miyatake (2010). Dynamic source modeling of the 1978 and 2005 Miyagi-oki earthquakes: Interpretation of fracture energy, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B08302, doi:10.1029/2009JB006758. link

Poiata, N., K. Koketsu, and H. Miyake (2010). Source processes of the 2009 Irian Jaya, Indonesia, earthquake doublet, Earth Planets Space, 62, 475-481, doi:10.5047/eps.2010.02.008. link1, link2

Miyake, H., K. Koketsu, K. Hikima, M. Shinohara, and T. Kanazawa (2010). Source fault of the 2007 Chuetsu-oki, Japan, earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 100, 384-391, doi:10.1785/0120090126. link1, link2

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2010). Long-period ground motion hazard maps, Bull. Japan Assoc. Earthq. Eng., 11, 2-7 (in Japanese). PDF

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2009). Velocity structure models and strong ground motion simulations, Zisin, 61, S441-S453 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Koketsu, K., H. Miyake, Afnimar, and Y. Tanaka (2009). A proposal for a standard procedure of modeling 3-D velocity structures and its application to the Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan, Tectonophysics, 472, 290-300, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.037. link

Ishise, M., K. Koketsu, and H. Miyake (2009). Slab segmentation revealed by anisotropic P-wave tomography, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08308, doi:10.1029/2009GL037749. link

Wu, C., K. Koketsu, and H. Miyake (2009). Correction to 'Source processes of the 1978 and 2005 Miyagi-oki, Japan, earthquakes: Repeated rupture of asperities over successive large earthquakes', J. Geophys. Res., 114, B04302, doi:10.1029/2009JB006419. link

Tanaka, Y., K. Koketsu, H. Yamanaka, T. Uetake, T. Tanada, S. Kawasaki, and H. Miyake (2008). The 2002 seismic refraction/reflection surveys in the Kozu-Matsuda fault zone and Ashigara valley, Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst. Univ. Tokyo, 83, 251-263. link

Miyatake, T., H. Miyake, T. Kimura, and K. Sumitani (2008). A study on the radiation mechanism of short period seismic wave, Zisin, 61, 91-97 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Murotani, S., H. Miyake, and K. Koketsu (2008). Scaling of characterized slip models for plate-boundary earthquakes, Earth Planets Space, 60, 987-991. link

Wu, C., K. Koketsu, and H. Miyake (2008). Source processes of the 1978 and 2005 Miyagi-oki, Japan, earthquakes: Repeated rupture of asperities over successive large earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B08316, doi:10.1029/2007JB005189. link

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2008). Source fault of the 2007 Chuetsu-oki earthquake and strong ground motion at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Zisin Journal, 45, 27-35 (in Japanese). link

Dalguer, L. A., H. Miyake, S. M. Day, and K. Irikura (2008). Surface rupturing and buried dynamic-rupture models calibrated with statistical observations of past earthquakes, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 98, 1147-1161, doi:10.1785/0120070134. link1, link2

Ishise, M., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and H. Oda (2008). Three-dimensional P-wave anisotropic velocity structure of the Japan islands arc, Chikyu Monthly, 30, 18-25 (in Japanese).

Ikegami, Y., K. Koketsu, T. Kimura, and H. Miyake (2008). Finite-element simulations of long-period ground motions: Japanese subduction-zone earthquakes and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, J. Seismol., 12, 161-172, doi:10.1007/s10950-008-9091-5. link

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2008). A seismological overview of long-period ground motion, J. Seismol., 12, 133-143, doi:10.1007/s10950-007-9080-0. link

Miyake, H., K. Koketsu, Y. Tanaka, M. Sakaue, and Y. Ishigaki (2007). Broadband ground motion simulation in the Genkai island during the 2005 west off Fukuoka prefecture earthquake, Chikyu Monthly, 29, 111-115 (in Japanese).

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2006). Future earthquakes and their strong ground motions in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst. Univ. Tokyo, 81, 353-359. link

Miyake, H., K. Koketsu, R. Kobayashi, Y. Tanaka, and Y. Ikegami (2006). Ground motion validation of the great 1923 Kanto earthquake using source model along the new geometry of the Philippine sea slab and integrated 3D velocity structure model in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst. Univ. Tokyo, 81, 267-272. link

Miyake, H., Y. Tanaka, M. Sakaue, K. Koketsu, and Y. Ishigaki (2006). Empirical Green's function simulation of broadband ground motions on Genkai Island during the 2005 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 58, 1637-1642, doi:10.5636/eps.58.12_1637. link1, link2

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2006). Earthquake observation and strong motion seismology in Japan from 1975 to 2005, J. Disas. Res., 1, 407-414. link

Mai, P. M., P. Somerville, A. Pitarka, L. Dalguer, S. Song, G. Beroza, H. Miyake, and K. Irikura (2006). On scaling of fracture energy and stress drop in dynamic rupture models: Consequences for near-source ground-motions, Earthquakes: Radiated Energy and the Physics of Faulting, AGU Geophysical Monograph Series, 170, 283-294, doi:10.1029/170GM28. link

Miyake, H., S. Murotani, and K. Koketsu (2006). Scaling of asperity size for plate-boundary earthquakes, Chikyu Monthly, special issue 55, 86-91 (in Japanese).

Koketsu, K., and H. Miyake (2006). Seismological achievements of comprehensive researches on the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake, Chikyu Monthly, special issue 55, 46-54 (in Japanese).

Miyake, H., and K. Koketsu (2005). Long-period ground motions from a large offshore earthquake: The case of the 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquake, Japan, Earth Planets Space, 57, 203-207, doi:10.5636/eps.57.3_203. link1, link2

Iwata, T., and H. Miyake (2004). Ground motion simulation during a scenario earthquake based on the strong motion prediction recipe - In case of the northern part of the Biwako-Seigan faults as a hypothetical source fault -, J. Japan Soc. Natural Disas. Sci., 23, 259-271 (in Japanese with English abstract). PDF1, PDF2

Iwata, T., and H. Miyake (2003). Present status of strong motion prediction based on earthquake scenarios, J. Japan Soc. Natural Disas. Sci., 22, 229-231 (in Japanese).

Miyake, H., T. Iwata, and K. Irikura (2003). Source characterization for broadband ground-motion simulation: Kinematic heterogeneous source model and strong motion generation area, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 93, 2531-2545, doi:10.1785/0120020183. link1, link2

Irikura, K., H. Miyake, T. Iwata, K. Kamae, H. Kawabe, and L. A. Dalguer (2003). Recipe for predicting strong ground motion from future large earthquake, Anuuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto University, 46B, 105-120 (in Japanese with English abstract). PDF

Irikura, K., and H. Miyake (2002). Source modeling for strong ground motion prediction, Chikyu Monthly, special issue 37, 62-77 (in Japanese).

Irikura, K., and H. Miyake (2001). Prediction of strong ground motions for scenario earthquakes, Journal of Geography, 110, 849-875, doi:10.5026/jgeography.110.6_849 (in Japanese with English abstract). link, PDF

Miyake, H., T. Iwata, and K. Irikura (2001). Estimation of rupture propagation direction and strong motion generation area from azimuth and distance dependence of source amplitude spectra, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28(14), 2727-2730, doi:10.1029/2000GL011669. link

Miyake, H., T. Iwata, and K. Irikura (1999). Strong ground motion simulation and source modeling of the Kagoshima-ken Hokuseibu earthquakes of March 26 (MJMA 6.5) and May 13 (MJMA 6.3), 1997, using empirical Green's function method, Zisin, 51, 431-442 (in Japanese with English abstract). link1, link2

Selected Proceedings (show all)

Miyake, H., M. Sakaue, K. Koketsu, and Y. Izutani (2012). Borehole strong motion observation along the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.0871.

Poiata, N., H. Miyake, and K. Koketsu (2012). Generation mechanism of near-fault ground motion pulses for dip-slip faulting, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.0872.

Baykal, M., H. Miyake, and T. Yokoi (2012). Source model of the 2010 Elazig Kovancilar earthquake (Mw 6.1) for broadband ground motion simulation, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.0074.

Koketsu, K., H. Miyake, and H. Suzuki (2012). Japan Integrated Velocity Structure Model Version 1, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.1773.

Ibrahim, R., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and H. Si (2012). Estimates of spectral acceleration amplification of observation stations in the Iwate-Miyagi and Niigata regions, Japan, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.2885.

Si, H., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and R. Ibrahim (2012). High attenuation rate for shallow, small earthquakes in Japan, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.3097.

Petukhin, A., K. Miyakoshi, T. Kagawa, K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and T. Masuda (2012). Construction and waveform testing of the crustal and basin structure models for southwest Japan, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.2789.

Kagawa, K., A. Petukhin, K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and S. Murotani (2012). Source modeling for long-period ground motion simulation of the 1946 Nankai earthquake, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.0806.

Si, H., H. S. Kuyuk, K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and R. Ibrahim (2011). Estimation of site effects based on recorded data and the ground motion attenuation, Proceedings of the 4th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium of the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Paper No.6.7. link

Koketsu, K., Y. Yokota, H. Ghasemi, K. Hikima, H. Miyake, and Z. Wang (2009). Source process and ground motions of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Proceedings of International Conference on Earthquake Engineering -The First Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake, 615-620. link1, link2

Miyake, H., and K. Koketsu (2009). Source modeling of subduction-zone earthquakes for long-period ground motion validation, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, 59-62. PDF, link

Koketsu, K., H. Miyake, H. Fujiwara, and T. Hashimoto (2008). Progress towards a Japan integrated velocity structure model and long-period ground motion hazard map, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.S10-038. PDF

Miyake, H., K. Koketsu, and T. Furumura (2008). Source modeling of subduction-zone earthquakes and long-period ground motion validation in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.S10-012. PDF

Miyake, H., K. Koketsu, T. Furumura, Y. Inagaki, T. Masuda, and S. Midorikawa (2006). Integration of the shallow subsurface-structure model for strong ground motion prediction in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Proceedings of the 12th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, 214-217 (in Japanese with English abstract). PDF

Poiata, N., and H. Miyake (2006). Broadband ground motion simulation of Romanian earthquakes using empirical Green's function method, Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Paper No.506. PDF

Dalguer, L. A., H. Miyake, and K. Irikura (2004). Characterization of dynamic asperity source models for simulating strong ground motion, Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.3286. PDF

Selected Abstracts (show all)

Miyake, H., Y. Yokota, H. Si, and K. Koketsu (2011). Earthquake scenarios generating extreme ground motions: Application to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, 2011 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract S52B-07. link

Si, H., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, and S. Midorikawa (2011). Generation of peak ground motions in giant earthquakes, 2011 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract S51E-03. link

Si, H., H. S. Kuyuk, K. Koketsu, and H. Miyake (2011). Attenuation characteristic of peak ground motion during the 2011 Tohoku, Japan, earthquake, Seismol. Res. Lett., 82, 460. SSA 2011 abstract search

Miyake, H., and K. Koketsu (2010). Testing the double corner source spectral model for long- and short-period ground motion simulations, 2010 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract S53D-05. link

Miyake, H., and G. C. Beroza (2009). Ambient noise Green's function simulation of long-period ground motions for reverse faulting, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S43A-1958. link

Ishise, M., H. Miyake, K. Koketsu, and T. Iwasaki (2009). Earthquake scenarios of a multi-segment fault systems along the Itoigawa-Shizuoka tectonic line, Central Japan, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51B-1401. link

Tanaka, Y., K. Koketsu, H. Miyake, T. Furumura, H. Sato, N. Hirata, H. Suzuki, and T. Masuda (2005). Integrated modeling of 3D velocity structure beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S21A-0200. link

Miyake, H., P. M. Mai, M. Guatteri, and G. C. Beroza (2003). Towards high-frequency ground motion prediction using a dynamic/pseudo-dynamic approach, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S52A-0121. link, poster

Miyake, H., G. C. Beroza, and T. Iwata (2002). Frequency-dependent source processes for the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake by complex spectral inversion, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S71C-1116. link

Miyake, H., T. Iwata, H. Sekiguchi, and K. Irikura (2001). Appropriate slip velocity time function of on-/off- asperity for broadband ground motion simulation, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42C-0677. link

Lecture Note

Irikura, K., and H. Miyake (2011). Lecture Note on Strong Motion Seismology, IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive, S1-100-2010, 74pp. link

Theses

Miyake, H. (2003). Frequency-dependent source heterogeneities for broadband ground motion simulation, Doctor Thesis, Kyoto University, 105pp. link

Miyake, H. (2000). Source characterization of inland crustal earthquakes based on time and frequency domain analyses using strong ground motion records, Master Thesis, Kyoto University, 70pp. (in Japanese).

Favorite Links

JIVSM: Japan Integrated Velocity Structure Model (Koketsu et al., 2008) / NE Japan / SW Japan / material properties

Long-Period Ground Motion Hazard Maps 2012 / report in Japanese

Long-Period Ground Motion Hazard Maps 2009 / report in Japanese

National Seismic Hazard Maps for Japan 2009 / report in Japanese / J-SHIS

ERI website on the 2011 Tohoku earthquake / ERI Strong Motion Observation Database / SK-net

Meeting in 2012: International Scientific Meeting "Frontiers of Source Studies for the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake"

AGU Special Session in 2010: Characterization and Simulation of Long-Period Earthquake Ground Motions (oral / poster)

Symposium in 2010: The University of Tokyo Symposium on Long-Period Ground Motion and Urban Disaster Mitigation

14WCEE Special Session in 2008: Long-Period Ground Motions and Their Impacts on Large-Scale Structures

Workshop in 2007: 2nd International Workshop on Long-Period Ground Motion Simulation and Velocity Structures

Workshop in 2006: International Workshop on Long-Period Ground Motion Simulation and Velocity Structures

Workshop in 2005: 2nd International Workshop on Strong Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Tectonics in Urban Areas

Workshop in 2004: International Workshop on Strong Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Tectonics in Urban Areas

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