Seismic precursors linked to super-critical fluids at oceanic transform faults
Géli, L.; Piau, J.-M.; Dziak, R.P.; Maury, V.; Fitzenz, D.; Coutellier, Q.; Henry, P. (2014). Seismic precursors linked to super-critical fluids at oceanic transform faults. Nature Geoscience 7(10): 757-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2244
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- Géli, L.
- Piau, J.-M.
- Dziak, R.P.
- Maury, V.
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- Fitzenz, D.
- Coutellier, Q.
- Henry, P.
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Abstract |
Earthquakes on oceanic transform faults are often preceded by foreshock swarms. A theoretical model suggests that circulating hydrothermal fluids, which compress as the fault rocks expand and deform, cause this precursor seismic activity. |
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