Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
Arhangel'sk, Russian Federation
UDC 55
UDC 550.34
UDC 550.383
CSCSTI 37.01
CSCSTI 37.15
CSCSTI 37.25
CSCSTI 37.31
CSCSTI 38.01
CSCSTI 36.00
CSCSTI 37.00
CSCSTI 38.00
CSCSTI 39.00
CSCSTI 52.00
Russian Classification of Professions by Education 05.00.00
Russian Library and Bibliographic Classification 26
Russian Trade and Bibliographic Classification 63
BISAC SCI SCIENCE
The article analyzes the seismic situation along the Northern Sea Route, located in the western Sector of the Russian Arctic. We compiled a research area seismic catalog from the beginning of the 20th century to 2023. According to the results of the spatial distribution of earthquakes, 6 zones have been identified, characterized by varying degrees of seismic activity. The greatest seismic activity was recorded in the area of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and the Taimyr Peninsula, the least in the southeastern part of the Barents Sea. In each selected zone, a comparison of seismicity with available geophysical data (heat flow, tectonic situation, gravio- and magnetic anomalies) is given. The results can serve as a basis for subsequent studies related to the assessment of potential natural and man-made risks of the Northern Sea Route.
Arctic region, seismicity, magnitude, heat flow, geodynamic processes
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