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Table 4 Total and effective principal stresses are estimated for the depth of 3.2 km, where the transition of strike-slip to normal faulting regime occurs

From: Gravimetric and morpho-structural analyses in the superhot geothermal system Los Humeros: an example from central Mexico

Total principal stress S [MPa]

Effective principal stress

σ = S-Pp [MPa]

77 (S1)

54 (σ1)

77 (S2)

54 (σ2)

39 (S3)

16 (σ3)