The build-up and triggers of volcanic eruptions

L Caricchi, M Townsend, E Rivalta… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 800 million people live in proximity to active volcanoes and could be directly
impacted by potential eruptions. Mitigation of future volcanic hazards requires adequate …

Caldera resurgence during the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos Islands

AF Bell, PC La Femina, M Ruiz, F Amelung… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Recent large basaltic eruptions began after only minor surface uplift and seismicity, and
resulted in caldera subsidence. In contrast, some eruptions at Galápagos Island volcanoes …

Imaging sub-caldera structure with local seismicity, Okataina Volcanic Centre, Taupo Volcanic Zone, using double-difference seismic tomography

S Bannister, EA Bertrand, S Heimann… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine sub-caldera structure and seismicity in and around the Okataina Volcanic
Centre (OVC), Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, using seismic data collected over 4+ …

A simple two-state model interprets temporal modulations in eruptive activity and enhances multivolcano hazard quantification

J Selva, L Sandri, M Taroni, R Sulpizio, P Tierz… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Volcanic activity typically switches between high-activity states with many eruptions and low-
activity states with few or no eruptions. We present a simple two-regime physics-informed …

Progressive underplating of mafic material at mid-crustal depth beneath Ischia volcano, Italy

I Bianchi, G Pezzo, G Giordano… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The destructive (Mw 3.9) earthquake of 21 August 2017 re-opened the question on
where magma resides at the Ischia island volcano. The peculiar complexity of the seismic …

The attenuation of macroseismic intensity in the volcanic island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples, Italy): comparison between deterministic and probabilistic models and …

R Azzaro, S D'Amico, R Rotondi, E Varini - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we tackle the problem of the intensity attenuation at Ischia, a critical parameter
in a high seismic risk area such as this volcanic island. Starting from the new revised …

Surface deformations and gravity changes caused by pressurized finite ellipsoidal cavities

M Nikkhoo, E Rivalta - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We develop quasi-analytical solutions for the surface deformation field and gravity changes
due to the pressurization of a finite (triaxial) ellipsoidal cavity in a half-space. The solution is …

[HTML][HTML] Magmatic volatile content and the overpressure 'sweet spot': Implications for volcanic eruption triggering and style

A Brookfield, M Cassidy, G Weber, RG Popa… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile exsolution is widely considered to be capable of generating magmatic overpressure
and triggering volcanic eruptions. Despite its role as an eruption trigger, exsolution-driven …

The 2017, MD= 4.0, Casamicciola earthquake: ESI-07 scale evaluation and implications for the source model

R Nappi, S Porfido, E Paganini, L Vezzoli, MF Ferrario… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
On 21 August 2017 at 20: 57 (local time) a very shallow (H= 1.2 km), moderate (Md= 4.0),
earthquake hit the volcanic island of Ischia (Southern Italy), causing the death of two people …

Trapdoor fault activation: A step toward caldera collapse at Sierra Negra, Galápagos, Ecuador

T Shreve, F Delgado - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2018 Sierra Negra eruption resulted in meter‐scale subsidence due to basaltic
magma extraction from a deflating reservoir. The eruption was also characterized by dike …