The seismicity of the Madeira archipelago – hints for active volcanism and/or tectonic faults?

• Main Authors: Krüger, F., Heimann, S., Custodio, S., Silveira, G., Matias, L., Schlaphorst, D.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Main Island; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5019645

Madeira is discussed to be a hotspot volcanic complex in the Northeast Atlantic placed on 140 Ma old oceanic lithosphere. Catalog seismicity beneath and around Madeira is sparse and hypocenters are often not well constrained due to lack of station coverage. In 2020 and 2022 two events with Mw 5.3 an...