Simultaneous magma and gas eruptions at three volcanoes in southern Italy: An earthquake trigger?

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-254

  Walter, T R ^a   Wang, R ^a   Acocella, V ^b   Neri, M ^c   Grosser, H ^a   Zschau, J ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC STRAIN; EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS; GAS PRESSURES; INDUCED STRAIN; MAGMATIC SYSTEMS; MOUNT ETNA; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PANAREA; SOUTHERN ITALY; TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES; VOLCANIC UNREST;

DEGASSING; RADIOMETRY; STRAIN; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKES;

DEGASSING; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LANDSLIDE; MAGMA; TSUNAMI; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62349116571     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25396A     Document Type: Article

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