Earthquake swarms to the west of Mt Ruapehu preceding its 1995 eruption

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 19-28

  Hurst, A W ^a   McGinty, P J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthquake swarms; Eruption; Lake chemistry; Lake temperature; Ruapehu; Seismicity; Volcano

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; LAKE WATER; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032749699     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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