Appended figure2-8 Extension and compression in Japan II.

The directions of two straight lines that cross each other in the figure indicate the directions of the maximum extension (or the minimum compression; red) and the maximum compression (or the minimum extension; blue). Also, the lengths of the straight lines are in proportion to the amount of extension or compression.

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A. About 100 recent years.



B. About 10 recent years.