SEISMICITY AROUND THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA

• Main Authors: カミヌマ カツタダ, Katsutada KAMINUMA
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Shackleton; South Scotia Ridge; Shackleton Fracture Zone; South Shetland Trench; Bridgeman; Hero Fracture Zone; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2783; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002783/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2783&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

Seismic activity in the vicinity of the South Shetland Islands, at the north tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, is very high compared with other regions of the Antarctic. A study of International Seismological Center data between 45°-70°W and 55°-72°S, covering the 1970-1990 time period, verifies this...