Earthquake Analysis Suggests Dyke Intrusion in 2019 Near Tarawera Volcano, New Zealand

About this item

Title

Earthquake Analysis Suggests Dyke Intrusion in 2019 Near Tarawera Volcano, New Zealand

Content partner

FigShare

Collection

FigShare

Description

Tarawera volcano (New Zealand) is volumetrically dominated by rhyolitic lavas and pyroclastic deposits, but the most recent event in AD 1886 was a basaltic Plinian fissure eruption. In March 2019 a swarm of at least 64 earthquakes occurred to the NE of Tarawera volcano, as recorded by the New Zealand Geohazard Monitoring Network (GeoNet). We use seismological analysis to show that this swarm was most likely caused by a dyke that intruded into the brittle crust between depths of 8–10 km and pr...

Read more

Format

Other

Date created

06 Dec, 2021

Creator

TW Benson / Finnigan Illsley-Kemp / HC Elms / IJ Hamling / Martha Savage / Colin Wilson / Eleanor Mestel / Simon Barker

URL

https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Earthquake_Analysis_Suggests_Dyke_Intrusion_in...

Related subjects

dyke intrusion / volcano seismicity / seismology / volcanology / InSAR / Okataina Volcanic Center / Tarawera volcano / Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified / Geology / Geophysics

What is the copyright status of this item?

Creative Commons

This item appears to be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (BY) CC International license.

More Information

FigShare has this to say about the rights status of this item:

http://figshare.com/licensing

You can learn more about the rights status of this item at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with FigShare to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

Share it

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

Modify it

This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.

Use it commercially

This item is suitable for commercial use, without further permission.