Comparison of dike intrusions in an incipient seafloor-spreading segment in Afar, Ethiopia: Seismicity perspectives

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Belachew, M, Ebinger, C, Cote, D, Keir, D, Rowland, JV, Hammond, JOS, Ayele, A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2011
• Subjects: DE-FUCA RIDGE; DABBAHU RIFTING EPISODE; SOMALIA PLATE BOUNDARY; KRAFLA CENTRAL VOLCANO; KILAUEA-VOLCANO; RED-SEA; NORTH-ICELAND; CONTINENTAL RUPTURE; PROPAGATING RIFTS; DYKE INTRUSIONS; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/11616; https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JB007908

Oceanic crust is accreted through the emplacement of dikes at spreading ridges, but the role of dike intrusion in plate boundary deformation during continental rupture remains poorly understood. Between 2005 and 2009 the ∼70 km long Dabbahu‐Manda Hararo rift segment in Ethiopia has experienced 14 la...