Quantifying the effect of large earthquakes in promoting eruptions due to stress changes on magma pathway: The Chile case

Tectonophysics

Volumn 583, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-67

  Bonali, F L ^a   Tibaldi, A ^a   Corazzato, C ^a   Tormey, D R ^b   Lara, L E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^c SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Magma chamber depth; Magma pathway; Static stress change; Unclamping; Volcanic unrest

Indexed keywords

MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA PATHWAY; STATIC STRESS; UNCLAMPING; VOLCANIC UNREST;

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); FAULTING; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS CHANGE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANDES; CHILE; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 84871477894     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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