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Could the geothermal exploration trigger an eruption?
Geothermal drilling cannot trigger volcanic eruptions. Geothermal fluids (waters and gases) are produced when surface water comes into contact with rocks heated by magma. The hot fluid is extracted relatively close to the surface very far from actual magma chambers.