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Publication Date
February 2011
Abstract
The idea that speleothems may record earthquakes is rather old, but it was only after 1950 that systematic studies started on this topic. Presently it's well accepted that karst speleothems (especially stalagmites) can be used as a tool for tectonic and seismic analysis. In the present paper an overview on the state of the art in the seismotectonic and paleoseismic analyses using naturally broken speleothems and/or still growing stalagmites is presented. Specifically they may be important with respect to: location and epicentre of past earthquakes; their relative and absolute dating (within the last 500,000 yr. or so); magnitude of these earthquakes; improvement in the seismic hazard evaluation.
Keywords
Speleothems, Earthquake, Seismic Hazard, Seismotectonics, Paleoseismicity
Type
Article
Notes
Geologica Belgica, Vol. 4, no. 3-4 (2011-02-05).
Identifier
K26-05236
Recommended Citation
Forti, Paolo, "Seismotectonic and Paleoseismic Studies from Speleothems: The State of the Art" (2011). KIP Articles. 4746.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/4746