Fig. 2

Epicenter and P-axis distribution in the Kumamoto area of Kyushu, Japan. Pink segments show the fault traces of active faults. Triangles show the locations of active volcanoes. (A) Epicenter distribution before the largest foreshock (M6.5) and after the main shock (M7.3). Dots indicates epicenters. Stars show events with magnitude > 5.0. White and green segments are on-shore fault traces of the Futagawa–Hinagu fault system and the co-seismic fault of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, respectively. (B) P-axis distribution of events. Blue and green segments show axes with dip angles of < 45 and > 45, respectively. The black segment shows the co-seismic fault of the main shock.