Magmatic resurgence in Long Valley caldera, California: Possible cause of the 1980 Mammoth Lakes earthquakes
Changes in elevation between 1975 and October 1980 along a leveling line across the Long Valley caldera indicate a broad (half-width, 15 kilometers) uplift (maximum, 0.25 meter) centered on the old resurgent dome. This uplift is consistent with reinflation of a magma reservoir at a depth of about 10 kilometers. Stresses generated by this magmatic resurgence may have caused the sequence of four magnitude 6 earthquakes near Mammoth Lakes in May 1980. Copyright ?? 1982 AAAS.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1982 |
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Title | Magmatic resurgence in Long Valley caldera, California: Possible cause of the 1980 Mammoth Lakes earthquakes |
Authors | J. C. Savage, M. M. Clark |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Science |
Index ID | 70011655 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |