List of scientific papers and meeting presentations• Peer-reviewed papers (Journals indexed by Web of Science, WoS)
1.

An, L., Grigoli, F., Enescu, B., Buttinelli, M., Anselmi, M., Molinari, I., and Y. Ito, Offshore
Fault Geometry Revealed from Earthquake Locations Using New State‐of‐Art Techniques: The
Case of the 2022 Adriatic Sea Earthquake Sequence. Seismol. Res. Lett.,
doi:10.1785/0220230264, 2024.
2. Takeda, Y., Enescu, B., Miyazawa, M. and L. An, Dynamic Triggering of Earthquakes inNortheast Japan before and after the 2011 M 9.0 Tohoku‐Oki Earthquake. Bull. Seismol. Soc.
Am., doi:10.1785/0120230051, 2024.
3. Yagi, Y., Okuwaki, R., Hirano, S., Enescu, B., Chikamori, M., and R. Yamaguchi,
Barrier‐Induced Rupture Front Disturbances during the 2023 Morocco Earthquake. Seismol.
Res. Lett., 95(3), 1591–1598. doi:10.1785/0220230357, 2024.
4. Ishiyama, R., Fukuyama, E., and B. Enescu, Estimation of time-variable friction parameters
using machine learning, Geophys. J. Int., 236(1), 395-412, doi:0.1093/gji/ggad422, 2023.
5. Enescu, B., Ghita, C., Moldovan, I-A. and M. Radulian, Revisiting Vrancea (Romania)
intermediate-depth seismicity: some statistical characteristics and seismic quiescence testing,Geosciences, 13(7), 219. doi:10.3390/geosciences13070219, 2023.
6. Yagi, Y., Okuwaki, R., Enescu, B. and J. Lu, Irregular rupture process of the 2022 Taitung,Taiwan, earthquake sequence, Scientific Reports, 13, 1107, doi:10.1038/s41598-023-27384-y,
2023.
7. Zheng, Y., Enescu, B., Zhuang, J., and C. Yu, Data replenishment of five moderate earthquake
sequences in Japan, with semi-automatic cluster selection, Earthquake Science, 34,
doi:10.29382/eqs-2021-0030, 2021.
8. Shimojo, K., Enescu, B., Yagi, Y. and T. Takeda, Nucleation process of the 2011 northern
Nagano earthquake from nearby seismic observations, Scientific Reports, 11, 8143,
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86837-4, 2021.
9. Borleanu, F., Petrescu, L., Enescu, B., Popa, M., and M. Radulian, The missing craton edge:
Crustal structure of the East European Craton beneath the Carpathian Orogen revealed bydouble-difference tomography, Global and Planetary Change,
197, 103390,
doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103390, 2021.
10. Li, Y., Wang, D., Xu, S., Fang, L., Cheng, Y., Luo, G., Yan, B., Enescu, B., and J. Mori, Thrustand Conjugate Strike-Slip Faults in the 17 June 2018 MJMA 6.1 (⁠Mw 5.5) Osaka, Japan,
Earthquake Sequence, Seismol. Res. Lett., 90(6), 2132–2141. doi:10.1785/0220190122, 2019.
11. Omi, T., Ogata, Y., Shiomi, K., Enescu, B., Sawazaki, K., and K. Aihara, Implementation of a
Real-Time System for Automatic Aftershock Forecasting in Japan, Seismol. Res. Lett., 90 (1):
242–250. doi:10.1785/0220180213, 2018.
12. Gulia, L., Rinaldi, A. P., Tormann, T., Vannucci, G., Enescu, B., and S. Wiemer, The effect of amainshock on the size distribution of the aftershocks, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 13,277– 13,287,
doi:10.1029/2018GL080619, 2018 (AGU Highlighted paper – Cook, T., How do main shocks
affect subsequent earthquakes?, Eos, 100, doi:10.1029/2019EO119129, 2019.)
13. Tamaribuchi, K., Y. Yagi, B. Enescu, and S. Hirano, Characteristics of foreshock activity
inferred from the JMA earthquake catalog, Earth, Planets and Space, 70:90,
doi:10.1186/s40623-018-0866-92018, 2018.
14. Opris, A. (supervised student), B. Enescu, Y. Yagi and J. Zhuang, Triggering and decay
characteristics of dynamically activated seismicity in Southwest Japan, Geophys. J. Int., 212(2),1010-1021, doi:10.1093/gji/ggx456, 2018.
15. Saade, M., J.P. Montagner, P. Roux, K. Shiomi, B. Enescu and F. Brenguier, Monitoring ofseismic anisotropy at the time of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi (Japan) earthquake, Geophys. J. Int.,
211(1), 483-497, doi:10.1093/gji/ggx321, 2017.
16. Marsan, D., M. Bouchon, B. Gardonio, H. Perfettini, A. Socquet, and B. Enescu, Change inseismicity along the Japan trench, 1990–2011, and its relationship with seismic coupling, J.

Geophys. Res., Solid Earth,122,4645-4659, doi:10.1002/2016JB013715, 2017.
17. Zakharova, O., S. Hainzl, D. Lange, and B. Enescu, Spatial variations of aftershock parameters
and their relation to geodetic slip models for the 2010 Mw8.8 Maule and the 2011 Mw9.0
Tohoku-oki earthquakes, Pure Appl. Geophys., 174(1), 77-102, doi:10.1007/s00024-016-14087, 2017.
18. Enescu, B., Shimojo, K., Opris, A., and Y. Yagi, Remote triggering of seismicity at Japanese
volcanoes following the 2016 M7.3 Kumamoto earthquake, Earth, Planets and Space, 68:165,
doi: 10.1186/s40623-016-0539-5, 2016.
19. Omi, T., Y. Ogata, K. Shiomi, B. Enescu, K. Sawazaki, and K. Aihara, Automatic aftershock
forecasting: A test using real-time seismicity data in Japan, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 106, 24502458, doi:10.1785/0120160100, 2016.
20. Yagi, Y., R. Okuwaki, B. Enescu, A. Kasahara, A. Miyakawa, and M. Otsubo, Rupture processof the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake in relation to the thermal structure around Aso volcano,
Earth Planets and Space, 68:118, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0492-3, 2016.
21. Tormann, T., S. Wiemer, B. Enescu, and J. Woessner, Normalized rupture potential for small
and large earthquakes along the Pacific Plate off Japan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 7468–7477,
doi:10.1002/2016GL069309, 2016.
22. Kasahara, A., Yagi, Y., and B. Enescu, etas_solve: A robust program to estimate the ETAS
model parameters, Seismol. Res. Lett., 87(5), 1143-1149, doi: 10.1785/0220150240, 2016.
23. Reverso, T., D. Marsan, A. Helmstetter, and B. Enescu, Background seismicity in Boso
Peninsula, Japan: Long-term acceleration, and relationship with slow slip events, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 43, 5671–5679, doi:10.1002/2016GL068524, 2016.
24. Tormann, T., B. Enescu, J. Woessner, and S. Wiemer, Reply to ‘Tohoku rupture reloaded?’,Nature Geoscience, 9, 183-185, doi:10.1038/ngeo2650, 2016.
25. Yagi, Y., R. Okuwaki, B. Enescu and Y. Fukahata, Unusual low-angle normal fault earthquakes
after the 2011 Tohoku-oki megathrust earthquake, Earth, Planets and Space, 67:100, doi:
10.1186/s40623-015-0271-6, 2015.
26. Gardonio, B., D. Marsan, O. Lengliné, B. Enescu, M. Bouchon, and J.-L. Got, Changes inseismicity and stress loading on subduction faults in the Kanto region, Japan, 2011 - 2014, J.
Geophys. Res., 120, doi:10.1002/2014JB011798, 2015.
27. Cattania, C., S. Hainzl, L. Wang, B. Enescu, and F. Roth, Aftershock triggering by postseismic
stresses: a study based on Coulomb-Rate-and-State models, J. Geophys. Res., doi:
10.1002/2014JB011500, 2015.
28. Tormann, T, B. Enescu, J. Woessner, and S. Wiemer, Randomness of megathrust earthquakes
implied by rapid stress recovery after the Japan earthquake, Nature Geoscience, 8, 152-158,
doi:10.1038/ngeo2343, 2015.
29. Shimojo, K. (supervised student), B. Enescu, Y. Yagi, and T. Takeda, Fluid-driven seismicity
activation in northern Nagano region after the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 41, 7524–7531, doi:10.1002/2014GL061763, 2014.
30. Cattania, C., S. Hainzl, L. Wang, F. Roth, and B. Enescu, Propagation of Coulomb stressuncertainties in physics-based aftershock models, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 7846–7864,
doi:10.1002/2014JB011183, 2014.
31. Yagi, Y., R. Okuwaki, B. Enescu, S. Hirano, Y. Yamagami, S. Endo, and T. Komoro, Rupture
process of the 2014 Iquique Chile Earthquake in relation with the foreshock activity, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 41, 4201–4206, doi:10.1002/2014GL060274, 2014.
32. Sawazaki, K., and B. Enescu, Imaging the high-frequency energy radiation process of a main
shock and its early aftershock sequence: The case of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake,Japan, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 4729–4746, doi:10.1002/2013JB010539, 2014.
33. Chao, K., Z. Peng, H. Gonzalez-Huizar, C. Aiken, B. Enescu, H. Kao, A.A. Velasco, K. Obara,
and T. Matsuzawa, A global search for triggered tremor following the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku
earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 103, 2B, 1551-1571, doi: 10.1785/0120120171, 2013.
34. Marsan, D., T. Reverso, A. Helmstetter, and B. Enescu, Slow slip and aseismic deformation
episodes associated with the subducting Pacific plate offshore Japan, revealed by changes inseismicity, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 9, 4900-4909, doi: 10.1002/jgrb.50323, 2013.

35. Spada, M., T. Tormann, S. Wiemer, S. and B. Enescu, Generic dependence of the frequency-size
distribution of earthquakes on depth and its relation to the strength profile of the crust,Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 709-714, doi:10.1029/2012GL054198, 2013.
36. Ueno, T., T. Saito, K. Shiomi, B. Enescu, H. Hirose, and K. Obara, Fractional seismic velocitychange related to magma intrusions during earthquake swarms in the eastern Izu peninsula,central Japan, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 117, B12305,
doi:10.1029/2012JB009580, 2012.
37. Lengliné, O., B. Enescu, Z. Peng, and K. Shiomi, Decay and expansion of the early aftershock
activity following the 2011, Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L18309,
doi:10.1029/2012GL052797, 2012.
38. Hirose, H., H. Kimura, B. Enescu, and S. Aoi, Recurrent slow slip event likely hastened by the2011 Tohoku earthquake, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109, 38, 15157-15161,
doi:10.1073/pnas.1202709109, 2012.
39. Enescu, B., S. Aoi, S. Toda, W. Suzuki, K. Obara, K. Shiomi, and T. Takeda, Stressperturbations and seismic response associated with the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake inand around the Tokai seismic gap, central Japan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00G28,
doi:10.1029/2012GL051839, 2012.
40. Marsan, D. and B. Enescu, Modeling the foreshock sequence prior to the 2011, MW9.0 Tohoku,
Japan, earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B06316, doi:10.1029/2011JB009039, 2012.
41. Peng, Z., Aiken, C., Kilb, D., Shelly, D. and B. Enescu, Listening to the 2011 magnitude 9.0
Tohoku-Oki, Japan earthquake, Seismol. Res. Lett., 83, 2, 287-293, doi:10.1785/gssrl.83.2.287,
2012.
42. Woessner, J., Hainzl, S., Marzocchi, W., Werner, M.J., Lombardi, A.M., Catalli, F., Enescu, B.,
Cocco, M., Gerstenberger, M., and S. Wiemer, A retrospective comparative test for the 1992
Landers sequence, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B05305, doi:10.1029/2010JB007846, 2011.
43. Toda, S., and B. Enescu, Rate/state Coulomb stress transfer model for the CSEP Japan
seismicity forecast, Earth Planets Space, doi:10.5047/eps.2011.01.004, 63, 171-185, 2011.
44. Aoi, S., Enescu, B., Suzuki, W., Asano Y., Obara K., Kunugi T. and K. Shiomi, Stress transfer in
the Tokai subduction zone from the 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake in Japan, Nature Geoscience, 3,7, 496-500, doi:10.1038/ngeo885, 2010.
45. Koulakov, I., Zaharia, B., Enescu, B., Radulian, M., Popa, M., Parolai, S., and J. Zschau,
Delamination or slab detachment beneath Vrancea? New arguments from local earthquake
tomography, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. (G3), 11, 3, Q03002, doi:10.1029/2009GC002811,
2010.
46. Cocco, M., Hainzl, S., Catalli, F., Enescu, B., Lombardi, A.M., and J. Woessner, Sensitivity
study of forecasted aftershock seismicity based on Coulomb stress calculation and rate- andstate-dependent frictional response, J. Geophys. Res., B05307, doi:10.1029/2009JB006838,
2010.
47. Enescu, B., Hainzl, S. and Y. Ben-Zion, Correlations of seismicity patterns in Southern
California with surface heat flow data, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 6, 3114-3123,
doi:10.1785/0120080038, 2009.
48. Wang, L.F., Wang, R., Roth, F., Enescu, B., Hainzl, S., and S. Ergintav, Afterslip andviscoelastic relaxation following the 1999 M7.4 İzmit earthquake, from GPS measurements,
Geophys. J. Int., 178, 1220-1237, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04228.x, 2009.
49. Hainzl, S., Enescu, B., Cocco, M., Woessner, J., Catalli, F., Wang, R. and F. Roth, Aftershockmodeling based on uncertain stress calculations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B05309, doi:
10.1029/2008JB006011, 2009.
50. Enescu, B., Mori, J., Miyazawa, M., and Y. Kano, Omori-Utsu law c-values associated withrecent moderate earthquakes in Japan, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 2A, 884-891, doi:
10.1785/0120080211, 2009.
51. Iio, Y., Shibutani, T., Matsumoto, S., Katao, H., Matsushima, T., Ohmi, S., Takeuchi, F., Uehira,K., Nishigami, K., Miyazawa, M., Enescu, B., Hirose, I., Kano, Y., Kohno, Y., Tatsumi, K.,
Ueno, T., Wada, H., and Y. Yukutake, Precise aftershock distribution of the 2004 Mid-Niigata
prefecture earthquake—Implication for a very weak region in the lower crust, Phys. EarthPlanet. Inter., Elsevier Science, 172, 345-352, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.10.014, 2009.
52. Hainzl, S., Christophersen, A., and B. Enescu, Impact of earthquake rupture extensions onparameter estimations of point-process modeling, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 98(4), 2066-2072,
doi: 10.1785/0120070256, 2008.
53. Mori, J., Kano, Y., and B. Enescu, Comparison of early aftershock sequences for the 2004 MidNiigata and 2007 Noto Hanto Earthquakes in Central Japan, Earth Planets Space, Terra
Scientific Publishing Comp., Tokyo , 60, 151-154, 2008.
54. Enescu, B., Struzik, Z.R., and K. Kiyono, On the recurrence time of earthquakes: insight from
Vrancea (Romania) intermediate-depth events, Geophys. J. Int., Blackwell Publishing, 172, 395404, doi 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03664.x, 2008.
55. Enescu, B., Mori, J. and M. Miyazawa, Quantifying early aftershock activity of the 2004 midNiigata Prefecture earthquake (Mw6.6), J. Geophys. Res., 112, B04310, doi:
10.1029/2006JB004629, 2007.
56. Nanjo, K.Z., Enescu, B., Shcherbakov, R., Turcotte, D.L., Iwata, T., and Y. Ogata, The decayof aftershock activity for Japanese earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B08309, doi:
10.1029/2006JB004754, 2007.
57. Kato, A., and The Research Team of aftershock observations for the 2004 mid-Niigata
Prefecture earthquake (88 authors including B. Enescu), High-resolution aftershockobservations in the source region of the 2004 mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake, Earth Planets
Space, 59, 923-928, 2007.
58. Enescu, B., Ito, K., and Z.R. Struzik, Wavelet-based multiscale resolution analysis of real andsimulated time series of earthquakes, Geophys. J. Int., 164(1), 63-74, doi: 10.1111/j.1365246X.2005.02810.x, 2006.
59. Iio, Y., Katao, H., Ueno, T., Enescu, B., Hirano, N., Okada, T., Uchida, N., Matsumoto, S.,
Matsushima, T., Uehira, K., and H. Shimizu, Spatial distribution of static stress drops foraftershocks of the 2005 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 58(12),1611-1615, 2006.
60. Shimizu, H., Takahashi, H., Okada, T., Kanazawa, T., Iio, Y., Miyamachi, H., Matsushima, T.,
Ichiyanagi, M., Uchida, N., Iwasaki, T., Katao, H., Goto, K., Matsumoto, S., Hirata, N., Nakao,
S., Uehira, K., Shinohara, M., Yakiwara, H., Kame, N., Urabe, T., Matsuwo, N., Yamada, T.,
Watanabe, A., Nakahigashi, K., Enescu, B., Uchida, K., Hashimoto, S., Hirano, S., Yagi, T.,
Kohno, Y., Ueno, T., Saito, M., and M. Hori, Aftershock seismicity and fault structure of the2005 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture Earthquake (MJMA7.0) derived from urgent joint
observations, Earth Planets Space, 58(12), 1599-1604, 2006.
61. Enescu, B., Mori, J., and S. Ohmi, Double-difference relocations of the 2004 off the Kii
Peninsula earthquakes, Earth Planets Space, 57(4), 357-362, 2005.
62. Enescu, B., and K. Ito, The 1998 Hida Mountain, Central Honshu, Japan, earthquake swarm:
double-difference event relocation, frequency-magnitude distribution and Coulomb stresschanges, Tectonophysics, Elsevier Science, 409(1-4), 147-157, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.013
2005.
63. Shibutani, T., Iio, Y., Matsumoto, S., Katao, H., Matsushima, T., Ohmi, S., Takeuchi, F., Uehira,K., Nishigami, K., Enescu, B., Hirose, I., Kano, Y., Kohno, Y., Korenaga, M., Mamada, Y.,
Miyazawa, M., Tatsumi, K., Ueno, T., Wada, H., and Y. Yukutake, Aftershock distribution of the2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake derived from a combined analysis of temporary online
observations and permanent observations, Earth Planets Space, 57(6), 545-549, 2005.
64. Enescu, B., Ito, K., Radulian, M., Popescu, E., and O. Bazacliu, Multifractal and chaotic
analysis of Vrancea (Romania) intermediate-depth earthquakes -Investigation of the temporal
distribution of events-, Pure Appl. Geophys., Birkhauser Publishing Ltd, Basel, 162(2), 249-271,
doi:10.1007/s00024-004-2599-x, 2005.
65. Enescu, B. and K. Ito, Spatial analysis of the frequency-magnitude distribution and decay rateof aftershock activity of the 2000 Western Tottori earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 54(8), 847859, 2002.

66. Enescu, B., and K. Ito, Some premonitory phenomena of the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu
earthquake: seismicity, b-value and fractal dimension, Tectonophysics, 338(3-4), 297-314,
doi:10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00085-3, 2001.
67. Enescu, B., Enescu, D., and A.P. Constantin, The use of electromagnetic data for short-term
prediction of Vrancea (Romania) earthquakes, Earth Planets Space, 51(10), 1099-1117, 1999.
68. Enescu, D., and B. Enescu, Possible cause-effect relationships between Vrancea (Romania)
earthquakes and some global geophysical phenomena, Natural Hazards, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 19(2-3), 233-245, doi:10.1023/A:1008095708316, 1999.

• Book chapters (with peer-review)
69. 八木 勇治，藤野 滋弘，エネスク ボグダン, 地震現象と津波現象第（第 1 章）in「巨大地震による複合災害 － 発生メカニズム・被害・都市や地域の復興 －」, 編著: 八木勇治・大澤義明, 発行所：筑波大学出版会, 発売所：丸善出版株式会社,ISBN978-4904074-38-1 C3044, 2015. (Yagi, Y., Fujino, S., and B. Enescu, Earthquakes and Tsunami(Chapter 1) in “Complex disasters following megathrust earthquakes – Mechanism, Damage,
Local and Regional Reconstruction –“, Editors: Yuji Yagi and Osawa Yoshiaki, Tsukuba
University Publishing House & Maruzen Publishing Co. Ltd., ISBN978-4-904074-38-1 C3044,
2015.)• Peer-reviewed papers (other Journals)
70. Aranha, C., Y. C. Lavinas, M. Ladeira and B. Enescu, Is it possible to generate good earthquake
models using Genetic Algorithms?, Proceedings of the International Conference on
Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications (IJCCI 2014), Rome, Italy, 49-58, doi:
10.5220/0005072600490058, 2014.
71. Iio, Y., Matsumoto, S., Matsushima, T., Uehira, K., Katao, H., Ohmi, S., Shibutani, T., Takeuchi,F., Nishigami, K., Enescu, B., Hirose, I., Kano, Y., Mamada, Y., Miyazawa, M., Tatsumi, K.,
and H. Wada, Generating process of the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake - Results from the
Joint online aftershock observation, Zisin (Journal of Seismological Society of Japan), Ser 2, 58(4), 463-475, 2006 (in Japanese).
72. Iwasaki, T. and the “Research Group for Explosion Seismology”, Seismic Refraction/Wideangle Reflection Experiment across the Foreland Area of the Hidaka Collision Zone, Hokkaido,
Japan. (Ohtaki-Biratori Profile), Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst., Univ. Tokyo, 77, 173-198, 2002 (inJapanese).
73. Moldovan, I.A., Enescu, B., and C. Ionescu, Predicting peak ground horizontal acceleration for
Vrancea large earthquakes using attenuation relations for moderate shocks, Rom. Journ. Phys.,45(9-10), 785-800, 2000.
74. Enescu, B., and D. Enescu, The Vrancea (Romania) earthquakes of May 31, 1990 (MGR = 6.1).
Isoacceleration maps of ground movement and macroseismic maps, Rom. Journ. Phys., 44(5-6),
645-653, 1999.
75. Enescu, D., and B. Enescu, Seismotectonic model regarding the genesis and the occurrence ofVrancea (Romania) earthquakes, Romanian Reports in Physics, 50(1-2), 97-122, 1998.
76. Moldovan, I.A., Enescu, B. and A. Pantea, Input for seismic hazard assessment using Vrancea
seismic source region, Rom. Journ. Phys., 43(7-8), 619-636, 1998.

• Papers in internal Annuals, Bulletins, Reports, Proceedings, Popular Science
Journals (no peer review)
77. Enescu Bogdan・下條賢梧・八木勇治・武田哲也、稠密地震観測網で捉えられた長野県
北 部 の 地 震 の 前 駆 過 程 、 地 震 ジ ャ ー ナ ル 、 74 、 2022
(https://www.adep.jp/public/img/74.pdf).

78. Enescu, B., Shibutani, T., Ito, K., Ohmi S., and H. Wada, Seismic activity and one-dimensional
velocity structure along the Atotsugawa fault, from precise hypocenter relocations, Earth
Evolution Sciences, 9, 5 -14, 2015.
79. De Castro-Aranha, C. and B. Enescu, A study on the viability of evolutionary computation
methods for the generation of earthquake predictability models, Proceedings of the 28th Annual
Conference of the Japan Society of Artificial Intelligence (JSAI 2014), Matsuyama, Ehime, 28,
1-4, 2014.
80. Matsubara, M., Shiomi, K., Takeda, T., Kimura, N., Takumi, M., Hirose, H., Asano Y., Saito, T.,
Matsuzawa, T., Ueno T., Kimura, T., Miyoshi, T., Tanaka, S., Enescu, B., Matsubayashi, H.,
Kazakami, T. and Haryu, Y., The 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake as captured by the NIED
networks - observation records, damage and response -, NIED Major-Disaster Investigation
Report, 48,16-51, 2012 (in Japanese).
81. Enescu, B., Aoi, S., Suzuki, W., Shiomi, K., Takeda, T., Toda, S., Obara, K., Stress change on
the Tokai subduction zone from the 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake, 地 震 予 知 連 絡 会 会報
(Bulletin of the Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction), 86,156-158, 2011 (inJapanese).
82. Toda, S., and B. Enescu, CSEP Japan Coulomb model, 地震予知連絡会会報 (Bulletin of theCoordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction), 85, 448-450, 2011 (in Japanese).
83. Kimura T., and B. Enescu, Suruga-bay earthquake on August 11, 2009: Coulomb Stress
Change for the assumed major Tokai event, 地震予知連絡会会報 (Bulletin of the Coordinating
Committee for Earthquake Prediction), 83, 265-267, 2010 (in Japanese).
84. Iio, Y., Katao, H., Ueno, T., Enescu, B., Hirano, N., Okada T., Uchida, N., Matsumoto, S.,
Uehira, K., Matsushima, K., Shimizu, H., Stress drop spatial distribution for the aftershocks ofthe 2005 Fukuoka earthquake, 月刊地球 (Gekkan Chikyu), 29, 123-127, 2007 (in Japanese).
85. Iio Y., Matsumoto, S., Katao, H., Matsushima, K., Ohmi S., Shibutani, T., Takeuchi F., UehiraK., Nishigami, K., Miyazawa M., Enescu, B., Hirose, I., Kano, Y., Kono Y., Tatsumi, K., Ueno,
T., Wada, H., Yukutake, Y., Occurrence process of the 2004 Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, 月刊
地球 (Gekkan Chikyu), Special Issue, 53, 217-222, 2006.
86. Iio, Y., Matsumoto, S., Katao, H., Matsushima, T., Ohmi, S., Shibutani, T., Takeuchi, F., Uehira,K., Nishigami, K., Enescu, B., Hirose, I., Kano, Y., Kono, H., Korenaga, M., Mamada, Y.,
Miyazawa, M., Tatsumi, K., Ueno, T., Wada, H. and Y. Yukutake, The occurrence process ofthe 2004 Mid Niigata-Prefecture earthquake, Ann. Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., 48B,
165-170, 2005 (in Japanese).
87. Enescu, B., Recent temporal and spatial variation patterns of seismicity in the northern Kinki
district, 地震 予 知 連 絡 会 会 報 (Bulletin of the Coordinating Committee for Earthquake
Prediction), 72, 522-527, 2004 (in Japanese).
88. Nakao S., Katao H., Mori J.J., Shibutani T., Watanabe K., Ito K. and B. Enescu, The MiddleWestern Tottori Earthquake (Sep16, 2002; Mj5.3) and the seismicity in the San-in Area, Ann.
Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., 46B, 701-708, 2003 (in Japanese).
89. Enescu B. and K. Ito, Values of b and p: their Variations and Relation to Physical Processes for
Earthquakes in Japan, Ann. Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., 46B, 709-719, 2003.
90. Ito K. and B. Enescu, The 2000 Tottori-Ken Seibu Earthquake and the heterogeneous structure,
Chikyu Monthly, 38, 167-174, 2002 (in Japanese).
91. Ito K. and B. Enescu, Precursory Evidence for the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake, fromSeismic Observations, in The occurrence process of the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu (Kobe)
earthquake from micro-earthquake observation, Report for the Tokyo Memorial Foundation for
the Promotion of Earthquake Prediction Research, 3-26, 2001 (in Japanese).
92. Ohmi S., Watanabe K., Shibutani T., Nakao S., Hirano N., Nakao A., Takeuchi H., Takeuchi F.,
Miwa S., Shito A., Kim A. and B. Enescu, The 2000 Tottori-ken Seibu Earthquake – Seismic
activity derived from the compilation of DPRI, JMA and Hi-net data-, Ann. Disas. Prev. Res.
Inst., Kyoto Univ., 44, B-1, 273-282, 2001 (in Japanese).

• Books (no peer review)93. Enescu, D., Moldovan I., and B. Enescu, Earthquakes. Characteristics and forecasting. "Piatra
Craiului" Publishing House, Bucharest, 140 pages, 2000 (book for the general public, inRomanian).

• Selected presentations at scientific meetings (from 2002, not updated after 2015):
1. Shimojo, K. (supervised student), Enescu, B., Yagi, Y. and T. Takeda, Foreshocks of the 2011
Mw6.2 Northern Nagano earthquake, Fall Meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan, Kobe,
S09-P04, 2015.
2. Opris, A. (supervised student), Enescu, B., Yagi, Y., Tanaka, S. and K. Shiomi, The 2011 M6.4
Shizuoka earthquake sequence: triggering process investigation, Fall Meeting of the
Seismological Society of Japan, Kobe, S09-P06, 2015.
3. Yamagami, Y. (supervised student), Enescu, B., and Y. Yagi, Investigating the relationshipbetween slow-slip events and seismicity in the Hyuga-nada region, SW Japan, Fall Meeting of
the Seismological Society of Japan, Kobe, S09-P16, 2015.
4. Saade, M., Montagner, J-P., Roux, P., Shiomi, K., Enescu, B. and Q. Wang, Monitoring ofSeismic Anisotropy at the Time of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Earthquake, Fall Meeting of theAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, 2015.
5. Tormann, T., Enescu, B., Woessner, J., and Wiemer, S., Randomness of megathrustearthquakes implied by rapid stress recovery after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake, Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari, Chiba, SSS30-19, 2015.
6. Enescu, B., Aftershocks at short times after large earthquakes in Japan: Implications forearthquake triggering, International Seismological School, Cargese, France, 2014 (INVITED).
7. Shimojo, K. (supervised student), Enescu B., Yagi, Y., and T. Takeda, Activation of seismic
activity in Nagano Prefecture after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake due to pore-pressurechanges, Fall Meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan, Niigata, D22-02, 2014.
8. Okada, C. (supervised student), Enescu, B., and Y. Yagi, Dynamically triggered seismicity in
the Kyushu region, Fall Meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan, Niigata, S09-P08, 2014.
9. Enescu B., Chao K., Obara, K., and Z. Peng and T. Matsuzawa, Dynamic triggering of deep
low-frequency tremors by teleseismic Love waves, Fall Meeting of the Seismological Society ofJapan, Yokohama, A21-09, 2013.
10. Shimojo, K. (supervised student), Enescu, B., Yagi, Y., and T. Takeda, Triggered seismicity inNorthern Nagano region at short times after the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, Japan
Geoscience Union meeting, Makuhari, Chiba,SSS27-P07, 2013.
11. Enescu, B., Chao, K., Peng, Z., Gonzalez-Huizar, H., Obara, K., Hill, D., Matsuzawa T.,
Tanaka, S., Shiomi, K., Takeda, T., Velasco, A., Love wave triggering of non-volcanic tremor
in the Nankai region, southwest Japan: observations and physical interpretation, 2012 AGU Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, S33B-2550, 2012.
12. Enescu B., Kevin C., Peng, Z., Obara, K., Matsuzawa, T., Tanaka, S., Takeda, T., Deep lowfrequency tremors in Southwest Japan triggered by the Love waves associated with the 2011
Tohoku-oki earthquake and its aftershocks, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari, Chiba,
SCG63-03, 2012.
13. Enescu, B., Correlations between geophysical processes and the occurrence of earthquakes Insights from analyzing earthquake activity in Japan and California, The ACP 20th Workshop
on "Recent Development in Simulation Physics", University of Tokyo, 2011 (INVITED).
14. Enescu, B., Obara, K., Chao, K., Peng, Z., Aoi, S., Toda, S. and T. Takeda, Dynamic versus
static triggering of earthquake and tremor in south-western Japan associated with the 2011
Tohoku Earthquake, 2011 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, S22B-03, 2011.
15. Enescu, B., Chao, K., Obara, K., Peng, Z., Tanaka, S., and T. Takeda, Triggered non-volcanic
tremor in SW Japan by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and its largest aftershock, SeismologicalSociety of Japan Fall Meeting, Shizuoka, B31-10, 2011.

16. Enescu, B., Takeda, T., Asano, Y., Obara, K., and S. Sekiguchi, Estimation of a feasible initial
velocity model and earthquake locations for seismic tomography in the Niigata region, Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari, Chiba, SCG062-06, 2011.
17. Enescu, B., Takeda, T., Obara, K., Asano Y., and I. Koulakov, Preliminary results on the
Velocity Structure in the Niigata Region, from Regional-scale, Dense Earthquake Observations,Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan,
SCG088-P16, 2010.
18. Enescu, B., Obara, K., Ohmi, S., Takeda, T., Asano, K., Saito, T., Ueno T., and K. Shiomi,
Temporal Changes of the Waveform Auto-correlation Properties Associated with the 2009 Izu
Earthquake Swarm, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari Messe, International
Conference Hall, Japan, SSS018-P12, 2010.
19. Takeda, T., Sato, H., Obara, K., and B. Enescu, Relationship between fault-segmentation
boundaries and seismicity in the High-Strain-Rate Zone of Japan, Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting, Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan, SCG088-22, 2010.
20. Ueno, T., Saito, T., Obara, K., Shiomi, K., Enescu, B., and H. Kimura, Crustal Changes
Preceding Earthquake Swarm Activity in the Eastern Izu Peninsula, Observed by Seismic Noise
Correlations, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall,
Japan, SSS013-P09, 2010.
21. Toda, S., Enescu, B. and R. Stein, CoulombExpress: Near-realtime forecasts of earthquakeinduced stress transfer and seismicity for prospective testing, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting,
Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan, SSS022-05, 2010.
22. B. Enescu, T. Takeda, K. Obara, S. Sekine, W. Suzuki, Y. Asano, Y. Yukutake, The 2008
Iwate-Miyagi Inland Earthquake (Mw6.9): The Distribution and Focal Mechanism Solution of
Aftershocks in relation to the Crustal Structure, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall
Meeting, S44B-06, 2009.
23. Toda, S., Enescu, B. and Stein, R., Coulomb Express: Automated near-real time forecasts ofearthquake-induced stress transfer and expected seismicity rate changes, AGU Fall Meeting,
S22C-02, 2009 (INVITED).
24. Peng, Z., Enescu, B., Zhao, P., and S. Hainzl, Detecting early aftershocks in California andJapan based on a matched filter technique, AGU Fall Meeting, S54A-06, 2009.
25. Takeda, T., Sato, H. and Obara, K., and B. Enescu, NW-SE Trending Fault-Segmentation
Boundaries in the High-Strain-Rate Zone of Japan, AGU, Fall Meeting, T53B-1578, 2009.
26. Cocco, M., Hainzl, S. and Woessner, J.., Enescu, B., Catalli, F., A. Lombardi, Sensitivity studyof forecasted aftershock seismicity based on Coulomb stress calculation and rate- and statedependent frictional response, AGU, Fall Meeting, S22C-05, 2009 (INVITED).
27. Enescu, B., Asano, Y., Matsubara, M., Shiomi, K., Suzuki, W., Kimura, T., Miyoshi, T., Obara,
K. and S. Aoi, Influence of the Recent Moderate Suruga-Bay Earthquake on the Assumed,
Major Tokai Event: A Coulomb Stress Change Assessment, The Seismological Society of Japan,
Fall Meeting, book of abstracts, A11-03, 2009.
28. Enescu, B., Takeda, T., Asano, Y., Suzuki, W., Sekine, S. and Y. Yukutake, The 2008 IwateMiyagi Inland Earthquake: Aftershock Distribution, Crustal Structure and Focal Mechanism
Solutions, The Seismological Society of Japan, Fall Meeting, book of abstracts, P2-41, 2009．
29. Takeda, T., Sato, H., Obara, K. and B. Enescu, Detection possibility of fault-segmentation
boundaries in the High-Strain-Rate Zone of Japan, The Seismological Society of Japan, Fall
Meeting, book of abstracts, B31-11, 2009.
30. Obara, K., Asano, Y., Kimura, H., Shiomi, K., Matsubara, M., Ueno, T., Enescu, B., Kimura, T.,
and S. Noguchi, Outline of the August 11, 2009 Suruga-bay earthquake and previous seismicity,
The Seismological Society of Japan, Fall Meeting, book of abstracts, P1-03, 2009.
31. Enescu, B., Takeda, T., Yukutake, Y., Obara, K., Asano, Y., and “The Matsuzawa Toru Groupfor the aftershock observations of the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008”, How deep are
the aftershocks of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku sequence?, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting,
Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan, J245-P006, 2009.

32. Enescu, B., Analysis of early aftershocks observed on high-sensitivity continuous waveforms inJapan, 6th International Workshop on Statistical Seismology, Lake Tahoe, California, UnitedStates, April 12-16, 2009 (INVITED).
33. Enescu, B., Obara, K., Takeda, T., Asano, Y., and M. Matsubara, National Project for Intense
Observations and Research in the High Strain Rate Zone of Japan, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53),
Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S41B-1840, 2008.
34. Enescu, B., Hainzl, S., Wang, R., Roth, F., Toda, S., Wang, L., Woessner, J., and S. Wiemer,
Aftershock Forecasting based on Coulomb Stress Modeling, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting,
Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan, 2008.
35. Enescu, B., Mori, J., Miyazawa, M., and Y. Kano, C-values associated with recent moderate
earthquakes in Japan, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-04845, EGU General
Assembly, 2008.
36. Hainzl, S., Enescu, B., Wang, R., and F. Roth, Aftershock modeling based on uncertain
Coulomb stress calculations and rate-state frictional response, Geophysical Research Abstracts,
10, EGU2008-A-09344, EGU General Assembly, 2008.
37. Wang, L.F., Wang, R., Frank, R., and B. Enescu, Estimation of viscosities based on postseismic deformation of the 1999 İzmit-Düzce earthquakes, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10,
EGU2008-A-06296, EGU General Assembly, 2008.
38. Woessner, J., Hainzl, S., Catalli, F., Lombardi, A.M., Enescu, B., Gerstenberger, M., and S.
Wiemer, Comparative testing of clustered seismicity models on prominent aftershock sequences,(INVITED), Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-03098, EGU General Assembly,
2008.
39. Enescu, B., Hainzl, S. and Y. Ben-Zion, Seismicity Patterns in Southern California and Their
Physical Origin, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S11C-0707, 2007.
40. Mori, J., Kano, Y. and B. Enescu, Comparison of Early Aftershocks for the 2004 Mid-Niigata
and 2007 Noto Hanto Earthquakes in Japan, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract S52B-04, 2007.
41. Enescu, B. and J. Mori, Determining the location of the fault plane for the Nankai subduction
zone, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari Messe, International Conference Hall, Japan,
S144- P012, 2007.
42. Enescu, B., Mori, J. and M. Miyazawa, Quantifying early aftershock activity of the 2004 Mid
Niigata Prefecture earthquake (Mw6.6), EOS Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meeting Suppl.,
Abstract S22B-02, 2006.
43. Ito, K., Ueno, T., Wada, H., Ohmi, S. and B. Enescu, Seismic activity and undergroundstructure of the Atotsugawa fault area in the Niigata Kobe Tectonic Zone, The SeismologicalSociety of Japan, Fall Meeting 2006, book of abstracts, P161, 2006.
44. Enescu, B., Ito, K., Wada, H., Ohmi, S., and T. Shibutani, Detailed image of seismic activity
along the Atotsugawa fault, by precise hypocenter relocation, The Seismological Society ofJapan, Fall Meeting 2005, book of abstracts, P235, 2005.
45. Enescu, B., Mori, J., Shibutani, T., Ito, K., Iio, Y., Miyazawa, M., Matsushima, T., and K.
Uehira, Detailed analysis of the Early Aftershock Activity of the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture
Earthquake (Mw6.6), The Seismological Society of Japan, Fall Meeting 2005, book of abstracts,
C045, 2005.
46. Enescu, B., Mori, J., Shibutani, T., Iio, Y., Matsushima, T., and K. Uehira, High-resolution
Image of Aftershock Activity of the 2004 Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake (M6.8), Eos Trans. AGU,
86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., S51A-02, 2005.
47. Enescu, B., and J. Mori, Relocations and 3-D Velocity Structure for Aftershocks of the 2000 W.
Tottori (Japan) Earthquake and 2001 Gujarat (India) Earthquake, Using Waveform Crosscorrelations, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract S54A-05, 2004.
48. Enescu, D., Moldovan, I. and B. Enescu, New results obtained through the electromagnetic
method for short-term prediction of Vrancea (Romania) earthquakes, The 23rd General
Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Sapporo, Japan, bookof abstracts, JSS01/30A/D-029, Page A.149, 2003.

49. Enescu, B. and K. Ito, Variations of b- and p- Value Seismicity Parameters and Their Relation
to Physical Processes for Earthquakes in Japan, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Fall
Meeting 2002 (San Francisco), 83(47), Abstract S52B-1096, 2002.