Seismotectonic characteristics of the western periphery of the Rhodope Mountain region

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pp. 53-66
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Geophysical Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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The seismotectonic characteristics determined for the West periphery of Rhodope Mountain show that it is an area with a considerable seismicity which caused very strong effects on both people and environment. The present investigation concerns the most hazard earthquake zone on the Bulgarian territory well-known as Struma (or Kresna-Kroupnik) zone. The strongest earthquake in SE Europe occurred on April 4, 1904. Its magnitude is estimated at 7.8 and intensity between X and VIII. On the fault surface, traces of tectonic movements (slickensides) are still preserved. The analysis of these slickensides has shown that they are connected with the evolution of the faulting process during the last seismic events in the epicentral zone of the Kroupnik Earthquake. They give a good possibility for a reconstruction of the tectonic stress field, acting when the main seismic events occurred. 2D model of the local stress field distribution around the faults in SW Bulgaria has been made on the base of the common analysis of the active faults and the regional stress field orientation trough the Method of Boundary Elements. As an important conclusion for the concerned area it could be pointed out that the concentrations of seismic events are closely related to the local stress field anomalies. Following the remaining traces of the surface rupturing along Kroupnik fault it was located the most probable terrain near the contemporary river bed, where a barraging took place caused by Kroupnik Earthquake. Vertical electrical sounding was performed using 4-etectrodes Shlumberger array for detecting traces of the rupturing under the alluvium cover. The clear difference between the VES curves type permits to postulate the existence of two steps of normal faulting.

С. Шанов, К. Куртев, Г. Николов, А. Бойкова, Б. Рангелов. Сейсмотектоническая характеристика западной окраины Родоnского горного района. Сейсмотектонические характеристики, определенные для западной периферии Родоп показывают, что это область со значительной сейсмичностью, которая оказывает очень сильный эффект на людей и окружающую среду. Настоящее исследование касает самую опасную зону землетрясений на болгарской территории, хорошо известную как Струмская (или Кресно-Крупнишская) зона. Самое сильное землетрясение в Юго-Восточной Европе состоялось здесь 4 апреля 1904 года с магнитудой 7.8 и интенсивностью Х-VIII степени. На поверхности разлома еще сушествуют следы тектонических движений (тектонических зеркал). Их анализ показал, что они были связаны с эволюцией разрывного процесса в течение последних сейсмических событий в эпицентральной зоне Крупнишского землетрясения. Они дают хорошую возможность реконструировать тектонические силовые поля, действующие во время происхождения главных сейсмических событий. Двумерная модель распределения локальных силовых полей вокруг разрывов была составлена па базе обобщенного анализа активных разломов и ориентации региональных силовых полей посредством метода граничных элементов. Как важное заключение должно быть отмечено, что концентрация сейсмических событий тесно связана с локальными аномалиями силовых полей. Прослеживая оставшиеся следы поверхностного разлома по протяжении Крупнишского разрыва, был определен самый вероятный участок вблизи современного речного русла, где появился бараж во время землетрясения. Было проведено вертикальное электрическое зондирование, используя 4-электродную схему IIIлюмберже, с целью обнаружения следов разрыва, находящегося под аллювиальным покровом. Ясная разница между типами кривых ВЕЗ позволяет предположить наличие двух ступеней нормального разрыва.

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seismotectonics, active faults, tectonic stress field, fracturing model, SW Bulgaria

VOLUME 31 (1-2)/June 2001 Geodynamic hazards (earthquakes, landslades), Late Alpine tectonics and neotectonics in the Rhodope Region

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