Seismic velocity changes from repetitive seismicity at Mauna Loa prior to and during its 2022 eruption
Bulletin of Volcanology
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Abstract
Mauna Loa’s short-lived eruption from late November to early December 2022 marked the culmination of nearly a decade of elevated seismic activity and geodetic inflation. The volcano has been monitored by a network of permanent, short period and broadband seismometers. I used the continuous waveform data from that network starting in 2012 to generate a catalog of seismicity that enhances the US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s public seismic catalog with four times the number of earthquakes, which were then grouped by waveform similarity. Analysis of subtle delays in the timing of arrivals of scattered waves between pairs of earthquakes in this catalog yields a history of small changes in the shallow seismic velocity structure of the volcano. Seismic velocities have been shown at other volcanoes to change during unrest and eruption. My results show a decrease in seismic velocity centered on the summit beginning in September 2022, corresponding to the onset of a vigorous precursory swarm of seismic activity and shallow inflation. During the eruption itself, I observe large changes due likely to dike opening along the northeast rift zone and deflation of the summit reservoir. However, seismic velocity changes associated with non-volcanic sources such as ground shaking from large earthquakes and meteorological influences at seasonal and diurnal time scales are also observed, and these dominate the velocity changes prior to the eruption. Proper accounting of these effects will be a requirement for use in real-time monitoring, and this work serves as a starting point in that endeavor for Mauna Loa.
Suggested Citation
Hotovec-Ellis, A.J., 2024, Seismic velocity changes from repetitive seismicity at Mauna Loa prior to and during its 2022 eruption: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 87, 9, 18 p., https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-024-01793-x.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Seismic velocity changes from repetitive seismicity at Mauna Loa prior to and during its 2022 eruption |
| Series title | Bulletin of Volcanology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00445-024-01793-x |
| Volume | 87 |
| Publication Date | December 26, 2024 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 9, 18 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| Other Geospatial | Mauna Loa |