Observations of Deformation
Volcano number: | 312090 |
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Region: | Alaska |
Country: | United States |
Geodetic measurements? | Yes |
Deformation observation? | Yes |
Measurement method(s): | InSAR |
Duration of observation: | 1992 - 2010 |
Inferred cause(s) of deformation: | Hydrothermal, Magmatic |
Characteristics of deformation: | InSAR measurements show that the caldera floor of Aniakchak volcano has subsided. The rate of subsidence decreased from ~12 mm/yr during 1992 – 2000 to ~8 mm/yr during 2000 – 2005 and ~6 mm/yr during 2005 – 2010. The deformation is modelled by a point source at shallow depth (2 – 4 km). Evidence from melt inclusions show that this is equal to preeruptive magma storage depths at the volcano. Subsidence may therefore be due to crystallisation or fluid loss from a shallow magma body. Another possible cause is a decrease in pore fluid pressure due to cooling or fluid loss from the hydrothermal system. |
Reference(s): | Kwoun, Oh-Ig, Lu, Zhong, Neal, Christina, and Wicks, Charles Jr., 2006, Quiescent deformation of the Aniakchak Caldera, Alaska, mapped by InSAR: Geology, v. 34, n. 1, p. 5-8. |
Lu, Z., and Dzurisin, D., 2014, InSAR imaging of Aleutian volcanoes: Chichester, UK, Springer-Praxis, 390 p. | |
U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) website http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Aniakchak | |
Location: | 56.88, -158.17 |
REST API endpoint (JSON): | https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/5210 |