Fluid-rich extinct volcanoes cause small earthquakes beneath New Zealand
Fluid-rich extinct volcanoes cause small earthquakes beneath New Zealand
Imaging of a region where an oceanic tectonic plate descends below another plate reveals evidence that fluid-rich extinct volcanoes can help to lubricate the interface between plates — reducing the potential for large earthquakes.
Geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Solid Earth sciences
178-179
Rychert, Catherine A.
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Harmon, Nicholas
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8 July 2021
Rychert, Catherine A.
70cf1e3a-58ea-455a-918a-1d570c5e53c5
Harmon, Nicholas
10d11a16-b8b0-4132-9354-652e72d8e830
Rychert, Catherine A. and Harmon, Nicholas
(2021)
Fluid-rich extinct volcanoes cause small earthquakes beneath New Zealand.
Nature, 595 (7866), .
(doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01703-7).
Abstract
Imaging of a region where an oceanic tectonic plate descends below another plate reveals evidence that fluid-rich extinct volcanoes can help to lubricate the interface between plates — reducing the potential for large earthquakes.
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Published date: 8 July 2021
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Geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Solid Earth sciences
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