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Volcano tectonic earthquake

A Volcano tectonic earthquake is an earthquake caused by the movement of magma beneath the surface of the Earth. The movement results in pressure changes in the rock around where the magma has experienced stress. At some point, this stress causes the rock to break or move. This seismic activity is used by scientists to monitor volcanoes. The earthquakes may also be related to dike intrusion or occur as earthquake swarms.

Nevado del Ruiz during the 1985 eruption. This eruption was one where seismic activity was monitored in order to determine that an eruption was imminent.

Cause of Volcano Tectonic Earthquake

One possible scenario resulting in possible volcano tectonic earthquake is tectonic subduction zones. The compression of plates at these subduction zones forces the magma beneath them to move. Magma can not move through the newly compressed crust in as easily a manner. This means it tends to pool in magma chambers beneath the surface and between the converging plates. Many of the famous and most well known volcanoes fall on this line, including the Ring of Fire. As the plates move, magma underground may be forced in and out of these chambers. This movement is capable of causing the unstable earth around it to cave in or shift. The movement of this magma as described causes measurable seismic activity. It should be noted that this is separate from earthquakes directly related to faults.

Scientists monitoring volcanoes have noticed that magma movement may lead to earthquake swarms depending on the movement of magma and the interaction with rock beneath the ground. Additionally, the volatility of volcanoes and the accompanying earthquakes has been shown to be linked to dike induced stress and the interaction this causes between the magma, rock, and wall of the chamber

Importance

Volcano Tectonic seismicity is an important tool in being able to predict the eruptions of Volcanoes. Seismic activity occurs as a precursor to most large eruptions. We can use tectonic events to predict eruptions in long dormant volcanoes. Some notable examples of volcanoes preceded by volcano tectonics include: Nevado del Ruiz (1985), Pinatubo (1991), Unzen (1990), and Cotopaxi (2002). Volcano Tectonic characteristics happen in near real time with magmatic intrusion.

Use in Monitoring Volcanoes

Nearly every recorded volcanic eruption has some form of earthquake activity beneath or near the volcano. Due to the relation between magma movement, earthquakes, and possible eruptions approximately 200 of the world's volcanoes are seismically monitored. The recording of several years of background seismic data has allowed for classification of volcanic earthquakes. These earthquakes tend to occur in swarms as opposed to mainshock-aftershock sequences, have smaller maximum sizes than tectonic structure earthquakes, have similar waveform patterns, increase in number before eruptions, and occur near or beneath the size of the eruption.

Other types of seismic activity to monitor related to volcanoes and their eruptions are long period seismic waves, which are caused by sudden sporadic movement of magma, that had previously not been moving due to a blockage and harmonic tremors, which are steady movements of magma, deep in the mantle.