Seismological evidence for Lateral magma intrusion during the July 1978 deflation of the Krafla volcano in NE-Iceland

• Main Authors: Einarsson, Pall, Brandsdottir, Bryndis
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IS 1978
• Subjects: Calderas; Volcanoes; Iceland; Seismic Effects; Geothermal Legacy; 58 Geosciences; Magma; Geologic Faults Geothermal Legacy; Earthquakes; Ground Subsidence; Krafla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/890964; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc883204/

The July 1978 deflation of the Krafla volcano in the volcanic rift zone of NE-Iceland was in most respects typical of the many deflation events that have occurred at Krafla since December 1975. Separated by periods of slow inflation, the deflation events are characterized by rapid subsidence in the...