Hamahashi, MariOtsuka, HironoriSuzuki, YoshiakiArimoto, JunMatsuno, TetsuoSeama, NobukazuYamamoto, YuzuruSugioka, HirokoBowden, Stephen A.Shimizu, SatoshiIwamaru, HikaruSano, MamoruSuzuki, KeitaKaneko, KatsuyaNakahigashi, KazuoTatsumi, Yoshiyuki2024-07-192024-07-192024-02-14Hamahashi, M, Otsuka, H, Suzuki, Y, Arimoto, J, Matsuno, T, Seama, N, Yamamoto, Y, Sugioka, H, Bowden, S A, Shimizu, S, Iwamaru, H, Sano, M, Suzuki, K, Kaneko, K, Nakahigashi, K & Tatsumi, Y 2024, 'Shallow structure and late quaternary slip rate of the Osaka Bay fault, western Japan', Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, vol. 11, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00607-02197-4284https://hdl.handle.net/2164/23863We are grateful to Editor Ken Ikehara for handling our manuscript, and to Karl Mueller and an anonymous reviewer for their constructive and insightful reviews that have helped improve this contribution. We express our gratitude to Yoshiji Yano, Masaki Fuchi, and crew members of the T/S Fukaemaru for the operation of the ship during our surveys. We are grateful to Morihito Ishu for the operation of the R/V Onokoro, and Masata Suzuki and Satomi Takagi for their assistance on the ship. We are thankful to Shinya Uwai and staff members from the Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University (KURCIS) for their hospitality during our stay at the Marine Site (Joint Usage/Education Center of MEXT). We are grateful to Takahiko Inoue, Ayanori Misawa, Tomoyuki Sato, Fumitoshi Murakami, Kohsaku Arai, and Rei Nakashima for useful discussions. We are thankful to Takuya Nishimura for the valuable discussions and insights on geodetic strain rates around the Osaka Bay. We express our gratitude to Tomoichi Enomoto, Shin Terado, Mitsutec Corp., Hiruzen Institute for Geology and Chronology Co., Ltd., Masayoshi Kondo, Nakagawa Textile Co., Ltd., and Seisgadget Ltd., for their contribution in the academic crowdfunding to investigate the active faults in the Osaka Bay (Academist Project #111). We thank all the students and staffs that have participated in the seismic surveys during the marine geophysics field class held during the period of 2017–2021 onboard the T/S Fukaemaru at Kobe University.5032606790engBoreholesGrowth strataKinki triangleLate quaternary sedimentsMulti-beam bathymetryNiigata–Kobe tectonic zoneOsaka Bay faultSedimentary basinsSeismic reflection surveySlip rateQE GeologyGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesQEJournal article10.1186/s40645-024-00607-0http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185337437&partnerID=8YFLogxK11