Focal mechanisms and size distribution of earthquakes beneath the Krafla central volcano, NE Iceland.

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Schuler, J., Pugh, David, Hauksson, E., White, R. S., Stock, J. M., Brandsdóttir, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2016
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/3672/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/3672/1/236%20Schuler%20et%20al_JGR_2016.pdf; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/3672/2/jgrb51708-fig-0001.png; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JB013213/abstract; https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JB013213

Seismicity was monitored beneath the Krafla central volcano, NE Iceland, between 2009 and 2012 during a period of volcanic quiescence, when most earthquakes occurred within the shallow geothermal field. The highest concentration of earthquakes is located close to the rock-melt transition zone as the...