Masaya

Observations of Deformation
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Volcano number:	344100
Region:	México and Central America
Country:	Nicaragua
Geodetic measurements?	Yes
Deformation observation?	Yes
Measurement method(s):	InSAR
Duration of observation:	2007-2010
Inferred cause of deformation:	Faulting/tectonics
Characteristics of deformation:	ALOS InSAR measurements from 2007-2010 recorded 4cm/yr subsidence at Masaya, attributed to motion on a ring fault around the edge of the caldera (Caravantes, 2013). No addition deformation was detected within the caldera (detection threshold 1.3 cm/yr) during a regional survey of Central American volcanoes (Ebmeier et al., 2013).
References:	'Geophysical constraints on the structural evolution and hazards of volcano Masaya, Nicaragua . PhD Thesis. Open University, 2013. ', 'Ebmeier, S. K., J. Biggs, T. A. Mather, and F. Amelung (2013), On the lack of InSAR observations of magmatic deformation at Central American volcanoes, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 118, 2571–2585, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50195.'
Location:	-86.165, 11.985

This portal was developed by members of the NERC Centre for the Observation and Modeling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tectonics (COMET) at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol, and has been supported by COMET, NERC Impact Acceleration Awards from the University of Bristol, a NERC Innovation Award (“Making Satellite Volcano Deformation Analysis Accessible”, NE/S013970/1, PI: Juliet Biggs) , by independent research fellowships to Susanna Ebmeier (Leverhulme: ECF-2015-232 and NERC: NE/R015546/1). EUROVOLC (an EU-funded project) and DEEPVOLC (funded by the European Research Council, 866085, PI: Andy Hooper).