Research Papers/Topics in Geophysics

Fault-magma interactions during early continental rifting: Seismicity of the Magadi-Natron-Manyara basins, Africa

Abstract Although magmatism may occur during the earliest stages of continental rifting, its role in strain accommodation remains weakly constrained by largely 2-D studies. We analyze seismicity data from a 13 month, 39-station broadband seismic array to determine the role of magma intrusion on state-of-stress and strain localization, and their along-strike variations. Precise earthquake locations using cluster analyses and a new 3-D velocity model reveal lower crustal earthquakes beneath th...