JP

Organization

Research Division

Risk Evaluation and Disaster Mitigation Research Division
Subduction Earthquake Lab
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Science)
Research Subject(s)
My research interests encompass earthquake and fault kinematics over seismic cycles, seafloor geodesy, and geodetic imaging of transient deformation in the lithosphere.
Key Words
Crustal deformation / Seafloor geodesy / Seismic cycle / Rheology / Fault kinematics
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Research Activities

I study seismic and aseismic processes in various tectonic contexts, spanning from inland continental faults to subduction zones, using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), satellite imagery (e.g., InSAR), and seafloor geodetic observations. I am particularly interested in understanding the role of aseismic deformation in balancing seismic budget across plate boundaries, modulating the spatiotemporal distribution of stress in the lithosphere, and shaping the seismic patterns in the crust. All these mechanical processes have profound implications for current seismic risk assessment frameworks.

Selected Works

Tang, C.-H., Lin, Y. N., Tung, H., Wang, Y., Lee, S.-J., Hsu, Y.-J., Shyu, J. B. H., Kuo, Y.-T., and Chen, H.-Y. (2023). Nearby fault interaction within the double-vergence suture in eastern Taiwan during the 2022 Chihshang earthquake sequence. Communications Earth & Environment, 4, 333, doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00994-0

Tang, C.-H., Hsu, Y.-J., Bacolcol, T., Lin, Y. N., Chen, H.-Y., Kuo, Y.-T., Su, H.-H., Lee, H.-M., Pelicano, A., Sapla, G., and Yu, S.-B. (2023). Oblique blind faulting underneath the Luzon volcanic arc during the 2022 Mw 7.0 Abra earthquake, the Philippines. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103659, doi:10.1029/2023GL103659

Chen, H.-Y., Hsu, Y.-J., Ikuta, R., Tung, H., Tang, C.-H., Ku, C.-S., Su, H.-H., Jian, P.-R., Ando, M., and Tsujii, T. (2022). Strain partitioning in the southern Ryukyu margin revealed by seafloor geodetic and seismological observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL098218.

Tang, C.-H., Barbot, S., Hsu, Y.-J., and Wu, Y.-M. (2020). Heterogeneous power-law flow with transient creep in Southern California following the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2020JB019740, doi:10.1029/2020JB019740

Tang, C.-H., Hsu, Y.-J., Barbot, S., Moore, J. D. P., and Chang, W.-L. (2019). Lower-crustal rheology and thermal gradient in the Taiwan orogenic belt illuminated by the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. Science Advances, 5, eaav3287, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aav3287

Selected Memberships
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • European Geosciences Union (EGU)
  • Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
  • Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)