Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

A review framework of how earthquakes trigger volcanic eruptions

  • Gilles Seropian,
  • Ben M. Kennedy,
  • Thomas R. Walter,
  • Mie Ichihara,
  • Arthur D. Jolly

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21166-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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This review dives deep into how earthquakes affect volcanoes, specifically into the relation between tectonic seismic activity and subsequent eruptions. Activity may increase in any volcanic setting in the 2–5 years following an earthquake, and especially at volcanic centres featuring vigorous hydrothermal activity.