Recent plumbing system of the Krakatau volcano revealed by teleseismic earthquake distribution |
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Authors: | Ale? ?pi?ák Ji?í Vaněk Václav Hanu? |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Praha 4,Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | Spatial and temporal analysis of global seismological data 1964–2005 reveals a distinct teleseismic earthquake activity producing
a columnar-like formation in the continental wedge between the Krakatau volcano at the surface and the subducting slab of
the Indo-Australian plate. These earthquakes occur continuously in time, are in the body-wave (m
b) magnitude range 4.5–5.3 and in the depth range 1–100 km. The Krakatau earthquake cluster is vertical and elongated in the
azimuth N30°E, suggesting existence of a deep-rooted fault zone cutting the Sunda Strait in the SSW-NNE direction. Possible
continuation of the fault zone in the SW direction was activated by an intensive 2002/2003 aftershock sequence, elongated
in the azimuth of N55°E. Beneath the Krakatau earthquake cluster, an aseismic gap exists in the Wadati-Benioff zone of the
subducting plate at the depths 100–120 km. We interpret this aseismic gap as a consequence of partial melting inhibiting stress
concentration necessary to generate stronger earthquakes, whereas the numerous earthquakes observed in the overlying lithospheric
wedge beneath the volcano probably reflect magma ascent in the recent plumbing system of the Krakatau volcano. Focal depth
of the deepest events (~100 km) of the Krakatau cluster constrains the location of the primary magma generation to greater
depths. The ascending magmatic fluids stress fault segments within the Sunda Strait fault zone and change their friction parameters
inducing the observed tectonic earthquakes beneath Krakatau. |
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