Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2022)

Frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes at Etna volcano unravels critical stress changes along magma pathways

  • Marco Firetto Carlino,
  • Luciano Scarfì,
  • Flavio Cannavò,
  • Graziella Barberi,
  • Domenico Patanè,
  • Mauro Coltelli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00398-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Stress concentration zones along magma pathways may locally vary the slope of the frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes and temporarily inhibit the occurrence of large eruptions, according to an analysis of the seismicity of Mount Etna between 2005 and 2019.