Trenching studies of active faults in Kamchatka, eastern Russia:palaeoseismic, tectonic and hazard implications

• Published in: Tectonophysics
• Main Authors: Kozhurin, A., Aocella, V., Kyle, P., Lagmay, F., Melekestsev, I., Ponomareva, V., Rust, Derek, Tibaldi, A., Tunesi, A., Corazzato, C., Rovida, A., Sakharov, A., Tengonciang, A., Uy, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/earthsci; Earth Sciences; Kamchatka Peninsula; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2006.01.004; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/trenching-studies-of-active-faults-in-kamchatka-eastern-russia(ff1c75d4-eab6-49da-b955-d5b2f7392822).html

The central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula is characterized by a well defined depression associated with active volcanism, aligned NE–SW. On the east, the depression is bounded by a prominent system of active faults known as the East Kamchatka Fault Zone (EKFZ). In order to improve understanding of...