Massive earthquake swarm driven by magmatic intrusion at the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

A seismic swarm in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica between August 2020 and February 2021 was likely caused by the intrusion and possible eruption of magma at the previously inactive Orca Seamount, according to seismological and geodetic observations

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Simone Cesca, Monica Sugan, Łukasz Rudzinski, Sanaz Vajedian, Peter Niemz, Simon Plank, Gesa Petersen, Zhiguo Deng, Eleonora Rivalta, Alessandro Vuan, Milton Percy Plasencia Linares, Sebastian Heimann, Torsten Dahm
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
geo
Bransfield Strait
Orca Seamount
Antarc*
Antarctica
Orca
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00418-5
https://doaj.org/article/f42931865665478a8f807f8fa7efce61
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Summary:A seismic swarm in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica between August 2020 and February 2021 was likely caused by the intrusion and possible eruption of magma at the previously inactive Orca Seamount, according to seismological and geodetic observations

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