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Fluid pressure fluctuations and the seismic signature of a fault-controlled fluid migration pulse
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WoS WOS:001490235800002
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:105004258264
DOI 10.1016/J.EPSL.2025.119388
Año 2025
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Autores Afiliación Chile

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Abstract



Fluids in the crust may build pressure through a variety of mechanisms. This buildup can activate nearby faults, which then serve as conduits for fluid flow and as valves for pressure release. The rapid pressure drop promotes mineral precipitation and fault sealing, allowing the cycle to restart. While evidence of this cyclical interplay between faults and fluids is abundant in exhumed faults, whether these processes can be identified in the seismological record remains unknown. Here, we have detected a complete sequence of fluid pressure build-up, fluid migration through local faults, and pressure release by means of a joint magnetotelluric and seismicity survey in the Southern Andes. We identified intense seismicity along a previously unmapped WNW-striking fault, with seismic swarm activity concentrated at the edge of a low-resistivity crustal zone, interpreted as a fluid reservoir. Hypocenters delineate two fault planes from the reservoir toward higher-resistivity crust. We linked distinct seismicity patterns to each sequence stage: fluid pressure buildup is marked by relatively high b-values (1.2-1.4) and low magnitudes (M-L < 1.5), while fluid migration and pressure release are characterized by a sudden drop in b-values (<1). Our findings capture the seismic signature of a fluid migration pulse along faults, linking active fault-fluid interactions with long-term geological evidence of fluid compartmentalization and cyclical along-fault fluid flow.

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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Stanton-Yonge, Ashley Mujer UCL - Reino Unido
Univ Studi Padova - Italia
University College London - Reino Unido
Università degli Studi di Padova - Italia
2 De La Muela, Almudena Sanchez - UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
3 Pearce, Rebecca K. - Cascade Inst - Canadá
Cascade Institute - Canadá
4 Hammond, James O. S. - Birkbeck Univ London - Reino Unido
Birkbeck, University of London - Reino Unido
5 Mitchell, Thomas M. Hombre UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
6 Hicks, Stephen P. - UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
7 Griffith, W. Ashley - OHIO STATE UNIV - Estados Unidos
The Ohio State University - Estados Unidos
8 Moorkamp, Max - TECH UNIV BERLIN - Alemania
Technische Universität Berlin - Alemania
9 Meredith, Philip G. Hombre UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
10 Cembrano, Jose - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile

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Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
University of Leicester
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
London NERC DTP
National Agency of Research and Development of Chile
National Agency of Research and Development of Chile (ANID) through FONDECYT projects
SEIS-UK

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Funding was provided by London NERC DTP to A. S. M. G. and R. K. P., by the National Agency of Research and Development of Chile (ANID) through FONDECYT projects 1141139 and 1210591 to J. C., and by NERC through grants NE/M004716/1 and NE/TT007826/1 to T. M. M. and P. G. M. S. P. H. acknowledges funding from a NERC Independent Research Fellowship UKRI184 NE/B000184/1. The UK seismic instruments and data management facilities were provided under Loan Number 1073 by SEIS-UK at the University of Leicester. The facilities of SEIS-UK are supported by the NERC under Agreement R8/H10/64. We are very thankful to those who contributed to this work by either permitting us to use their land for instrument deployment, helping during fieldwork, and sorting out logistics: Pamela Perez-Flores, Neil Marshall, Mariel Castillo, Matias Cavieres and Victorino Arauco. This manuscript was completed during JC's sabbatical at University College London, which provided the space and opportunity for enriching discussions. We thank the input provided by two anonymous reviewers, which helped to considerably improve the manuscript.
Funding was provided by London NERC DTP to A. S. M. G. and R. K. P. by the National Agency of Research and Development of Chile (ANID) through FONDECYT projects 1141139 and 1210591 to J. C. and by NERC through grants NE/M004716/1 and NE/TT007826/1 to T. M. M. and P. G. M. S. P. H. acknowledges funding from a NERC Independent Research Fellowship UKRI184 NE/B000184/1. The UK seismic instruments and data management facilities were provided under Loan Number 1073 by SEIS-UK at the University of Leicester. The facilities of SEIS-UK are supported by the NERC under Agreement R8/H10/64. We are very thankful to those who contributed to this work by either permitting us to use their land for instrument deployment, helping during fieldwork, and sorting out logistics: Pamela Perez-Flores, Neil Marshall, Mariel Castillo, Matias Cavieres and Victorino Arauco. This manuscript was completed during JC's sabbatical at University College London, which provided the space and opportunity for enriching discussions. We thank the input provided by two anonymous reviewers, which helped to considerably improve the manuscript.
Funding was provided by London NERC DTP to A. S. M. G. and R. K. P., by the National Agency of Research and Development of Chile (ANID) through FONDECYT projects 1141139 and 1210591 to J. C., and by NERC through grants NE/M004716/1 and NE/TT007826/1 to T. M. M. and P. G. M. S. P. H. acknowledges funding from a NERC Independent Research Fellowship UKRI184 NE/B000184/1 . The UK seismic instruments and data management facilities were provided under Loan Number 1073 by SEIS-UK at the University of Leicester. The facilities of SEIS-UK are supported by the NERC under Agreement R8/H10/64 . We are very thankful to those who contributed to this work by either permitting us to use their land for instrument deployment, helping during fieldwork, and sorting out logistics: Pamela Perez-Flores, Neil Marshall, Mariel Castillo, Matias Cavieres and Victorino Arauco. This manuscript was completed during JC's sabbatical at University College London, which provided the space and opportunity for enriching discussions. We thank the input provided by two anonymous reviewers, which helped to considerably improve the manuscript.

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