Spatial relationship between earthquakes and volcanic vents in the central-northern Main Ethiopian Rift

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-133

  Mazzarini, Francesco ^a   Keir, Derek ^b   Isola, Ilaria ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Ethiopia; Ethiopian Rift; Self similar clustering; Spatial distribution; Volcanic vent

Indexed keywords

CONNECTED NETWORKS; ETHIOPIA; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; EXTENSION MECHANISMS; MAIN ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SELF-SIMILAR; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION;

FAULTING; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANO;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT;

EID: 84881486298     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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