Volcano tectonic earthquake

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A volcano tectonic earthquake is an earthquake induced by the movement (injection
or withdrawal) of magma.[1] The movement results in pressure changes in the rock
around where the magma has experienced stress. At some point, the rock may break or
move. The earthquakes may also be related to dike intrusion and may occur as
earthquake swarms.[2] An example is the 20072008 Nazko earthquake swarm in central
British Columbia, Canada.

Other types of seismic activity related to volcanoes and their eruptions are long
period seismic waves, which are from sudden sporadic movement of magma, which is
blocked from moving due to a blockage. Another is a harmonic tremor, which is
steady movement of magma, deep in the mantle.

References[edit]
Jump up ^ Lahr, J. C.; Chouet, B. A.; Stephens, C. D.; Power, J. A.; Page, R. A.
(1994). "Earthquake classification, location, and error analysis in a volcanic
environment: implications for the magmatic system of the 1989-1990 eruptions at
Redoubt Volcano, Alaska" (PDF). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 62
(14): 137151. Bibcode:1994JVGR...62..137L. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(94)90031-0.
Jump up ^ Roman, D. C.; Cashman, K. V. (2006). "The origin of volcano-tectonic
earthquake swarms". Geology. 34 (6): 457460. Bibcode:2006Geo....34..457R.
doi:10.1130/G22269.1.
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