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Seismicity following the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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Abstract

Over 200 of the best-recorded earthquakes occurring near Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia, between December 1985 and May 1986 are examined for spatial patterns, information on local stress orientations, and evidence for seismogenic structures that may be related to magma-transport processes. These earthquakes occurred following the devastating eruption of November 13, 1985. Earthquake activity that is probably related to the volcanic system occurs over a large area, of the order of 50 km2. A pattern of earthquakes beneath the southern half of Ruiz may be the expression of a conduit system, but evidence is inconclusive due to low spatial resolution of most hypocenters. Epicenter and first-motion plots suggest most earthquakes occur on small faults of varying orientation. Most seismicity during this time period was unrelated to mapped faults, including some with Holocene offsets, except for the Villamaria Fault near Ruiz's northeast sector. Composite focal mechanisms show a variation of nearly 90?? in the strike of T-axes and indicate Ruiz is in a zone of local extension. ?? 1990.

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Zollweg, J., 1990, Seismicity following the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 41, no. 1-4, p. 355-367.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Seismicity following the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
Series title Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Volume 41
Issue 1-4
Year Published 1990
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
First page 355
Last page 367
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