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

• Main Authors: Schuler, J, Pugh, DJ, Hauksson, E, White, RS, Stock, JM, Brandsdóttir, B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2016
• Subjects: seismicity; geothermal field; focal mechanisms; extensional plate boundary; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/257403; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.1636

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>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 earthquak...