Impact of site effects for earthquake ground motions observed along railway lines in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, during the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (Mw 9.0)

The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (Mw 9.0) strongly shook the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, which is located at a distance of about 200 km away from the southern edge of the earthquake source fault. Strong ground motions over peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 300 cm/s2 and peak...