Fracturing and earthquake activity within the Prestahnúkur fissure swarm in the Western Volcanic Rift Zone of Iceland

The Prestahnúkur fissure swarm is located within the ultraslowly spreading Western Volcanic Zone in Iceland. The fissure swarm is characterized by normal faults, open fractures, and evidence of subglacial fissure eruptions (tindars). In this study, fractures and faults within the Prestahnúkur fissur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of geophysical research. Solid earth 2015-12, Vol.120 (12), p.8743-8757
Hauptverfasser:	Hjartardóttir, Ásta Rut, Hjaltadóttir, Sigurlaug, Einarsson, Páll, Vogfjörd, Kristín, Muñoz-Cobo Belart, Joaquín
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerial photographs Aerial photography Cracks Density dike intrusion Dikes Earthquakes Fault lines Faults fissure swarm Fracture mechanics Fractures Geophysics Iceland Lava Lava flows Measuring instruments Plate tectonics rift zone Rift zones Rifting Seismic activity Seismology Spreading Volcanoes Western Volcanic Zone
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