Tectonic loading processes affected by volcanoes for the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi intraplate earthquake in northeastern Japan

► 3D modeling of the tectonic loading around the Ou Backbone Range (OBR), NE Japan. ► A fault zone for the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi earthquake developed near the volcanic region. ► The stress loading processes are affected by thermal structure caused by volcanoes.