Fracture kinematics and Holocene stress field at the Krafla Rift, northern Iceland

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Corti, N., Bonali, F. L., Pasquarè Mariotto, F., Tibaldi, A., Russo, E., Hjartardottir, A. R., Einarsson, P., Rigoni, V., Bressan, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Extension fracture; Iceland; Krafla; Rift; Stresses; Flatey
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11383/2120246; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11020101

In the Northern Volcanic Zone of Iceland, the geometry, kinematics and offset amount of the structures that form the active Krafla Rift were studied. This rift is composed of a central volcano and a swarm of extension fractures, normal faults and eruptive fissures, which were mapped and analysed thr...