Shallow geothermal and deep seismicity beneath Peistareykir, NE-Iceland
The seismicity in the central Þeistareykir volcanic system, NE Iceland, between 2009-2012 consists of spatially clustered earthquakes at 2-5 km depth (b.s.l.) southwest of the main geothermal fields. Deep earthquakes are located in a scattered pattern southeast of Þeistareykir at 8-20 km depth (b.s....
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Reykjavik
2015
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| Online Access: | https://authors.library.caltech.edu/66724/ https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160509-075500798 |
| Summary: | The seismicity in the central Þeistareykir volcanic system, NE Iceland, between 2009-2012 consists of spatially clustered earthquakes at 2-5 km depth (b.s.l.) southwest of the main geothermal fields. Deep earthquakes are located in a scattered pattern southeast of Þeistareykir at 8-20 km depth (b.s.l.). Although not associated with detectable surface uplift they may be caused by high strain rates within the plastic regime of the crust in the vicinity of the Húsavík-Flatey transform fault system or due to reduced normal friction caused by melt movements at depth. |
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