Investigation of seismic activity

Lev Eppelbaum, Boris Khesin

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Abstract

The Caucasus is one of the most active segments of the Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt (Khain 2000). The Caucasian region is characterized by intensive deformation and seismicity that accommodates the continental shortening between the Eurasian and Arabian plates, which are converging at a rate of about 30 mm/year (De Mets et al. 1990; Jackson 1992). The Caucasus is considered a key area for seismic hazard assessment for the following main reasons (Balassanian et al. 1999): (1) the active tectonics and seismicity rate of the whole area, (2) availability of abundant multi-disciplinary data and a long established tradition of hazard assessment, (3) the unique opportunity to test different methodologies in one test area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
Pages337-357
Number of pages21
Edition9783540766186
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
Number9783540766186
Volume0

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computers in Earth Sciences
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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