Published Homepage!
I finally published my homepage!
The URL is here:
https://yasuit21.github.io/en/
Welcome to Yasunori Sawaki’s homepage!
My name is Yasunori Sawaki (Ph.D., he/him), an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. I am an early-career researcher in seismology (a study of earthquakes and interior strucure of the Earth), who earned a Ph.D. (Science) from Kyoto University (in Japan) in March 2023. My current work is to estimate the detailed geometry of crustal faults and the seismological heterogeneity in crusts and subducting slabs, with the aim of advancing our understanding of seismotectonics.
Download the latest CV (last updated on 06 July 2026)
Major papers:
- Sawaki, Y., Y. Ito, K. Ohta, T. Shibutani, and T. Iwata (2021). Seismological structures on bimodal distribution of deep tectonic tremor. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL092183. doi: 10.1029/2020GL092183 (Open Access)
- Sawaki, Y., T. Shiina, K. Sagae, Y. Sato, H. Horikawa, A. Miyakawa, K. Imanishi, and T. Uchide (2025). Fault Geometries of the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto Peninsula Earthquake from Hypocenter-Based Hierarchical Clustering of Point-Cloud Normal Vectors. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130(4), e2024JB030233. doi: 10.1029/2024JB030233 (Open Access)
- Sawaki, Y., Y. Yamashita, S. Ohyanagi, E. S. M. Garcia, A. Ito, H. Sugioka, T. Takahashi, M. Shinohara, and Y. Ito (2023). Seafloor depth controls seismograph orientation uncertainty. Geophysical Journal International, 232(2), 1376–1392, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggac397 (Open Access)
Upcoming Schedule
| Period | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 16–18 Sep 2026 | Tomakomai, Hokkaido | The 88th Fujihara Seminar |
| 07–11 Dec 2026 | San Francisco, CA | AGU26 |
Recent News & Posts
Slow-to-Fast Earthquake A03 group workshop in Beppu
Title: "Impedance contrast in the Nankai subduction zone"
A03 group for Slow-to-Fast Earthquake held a workshop in Beppu city in Feb 9–11 2023. I had a talk about the spatial relationship of slow earthquakes and seismic impedance contrasts in the Nankai subduction zone.
CV and publication list
Publication list was created. CV was created. Links was created.
Defense of my Doctral Dissertation
"Heterogeneous seismic structure in onshore and offshore areas of the Nankai subduction zone with receiver-side responses to regional deep-focus and teleseismic earthquakes"
The defense of my PhD thesis was held on Jan. 16, 2023. It was the greatest moment ever in my research life.
Hello World!
This is the first post. I’m testing the English page.