Seismicity during lateral dike propagation: Insights from new data in the recent Manda Hararo-Dabbahu rifting episode (Afar, Ethiopia)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Grandin, R ^a,b   Jacques, E ^b   Nercessian, A ^b   Ayele, A ^c   Doubre, C ^d   Socquet, A ^b   Keir, D ^e   Kassim, M ^f   Lemarchand, A ^b   King, G C P ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d UMR 7063   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f Geophysical Observatory of Arta   (Djibouti)

Author keywords

dike intrusion; mechanics of the lithosphere; mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

LEVEES; MERCURY (METAL); SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TENSILE STRESS;

DIKE INTRUSION; DIKE PROPAGATION; ELASTIC LITHOSPHERE; LOCAL MAGNITUDE; MECHANICS OF THE LITHOSPHERES; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PLATE BOUNDARIES; SEISMIC ENERGY;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

DIKE; FAULT; FISSURE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMICITY; SPREADING CENTER;

AFAR; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 79955608068     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003434     Document Type: Article

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