Global volcanic earthquake swarm database 1979-1989
Open-File Report
96-69
By: J.P. Benoit and S.R. McNutt
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Abstract
Earthquake swarms are pervasive at volcanoes, but have seldom been studied systematically. Most swarms that are described in the literature are those that occurred in association with eruptions; indeed, earthquake swarms are the most reliable method of forecasting eruptions. For the purpose of this report, a swarm is defined as many earthquakes of the same size occurring in a small volume. Swarms are different in these two ways from a mainshock-aftershock sequence or a foreshock-mainshock-aftershock sequence (fig. 1). Swarms are especially common in volcanic areas
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Global volcanic earthquake swarm database 1979-1989 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 96-69 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr9669 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 333 p. |
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