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Analysis of Seismicity Along the Northern Sea Route in the Western Sector of the Russian Arctic

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Rossijskij žurnal nauk o zemle/Russian journal of earth sciences

DOI: 10.2205/2025es001032

Authors: Evgeniya Shahova, Irina Basakina, Ekaterina Morozova, Yana Konechnaya, Yana Mikhaylova

Institutions: Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Survey

Language: English

Topic: earthquake and tectonic studies

Subfield: Geophysics

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415700118

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