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Volcanic activity influenced by tectonic earthquakes: static versus dynamic stress triggering at Mt. Merapi, Indonesia

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Walter,  Thomas R.
2.1 Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Wang,  Rongjiang
2.1 Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Zimmer,  Martin
4.2 Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry, 4.0 Chemistry and Material Cycles, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Ratdomopurbo,  A.
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Grosser,  Helmut
2.1 Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Lühr,  Birger-Gottfried
2.1 Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Walter, T. R., Wang, R., Zimmer, M., Ratdomopurbo, A., Grosser, H., Lühr, B.-G. (2007): Volcanic activity influenced by tectonic earthquakes: static versus dynamic stress triggering at Mt. Merapi, Indonesia. - Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L05304, 5.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL028710


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_235371
Abstract
Mt. Merapi is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia, located within the tectonically active region of south-central Java. This study investigates how Mt. Merapi affected - and was affected by - nearby tectonic earthquakes. In 2001, a Mw6.3 earthquake occurred in conjunction with an increase in fumarole temperature at Mt. Merapi. In 2006, another Mw6.3 earthquake took place, concomitant with an increase of magma extrusion and pyroclastic flows. Here, we develop theoretical models to study the amount of stress transfer between the earthquakes and the volcano, showing that dynamic, rather than static, stress changes are likely responsible for the temporal and spatial proximity of these events. Our examination of the 2001 and 2006 events implies that volcanic activity at Mt. Merapi is influenced by stress changes related to remote tectonic earthquakes, a finding that is important for volcano hazard assessment in this densely inhabited area.