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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The course is devoted to one of the most significant manifestations of geodynamic processes, earthquake activity, and its link to tectonic structures. It was the study of the spatial distribution of strong earthquakes that contributed significantly to the formulation of the theory of lithospheric plates in the 1960s. The aim of the lectures is to explain to the students the causes of earthquake activity and patterns of distribution of earthquake outbreaks in the Earth's body. Part of the course are analyzes of simple professional texts in English, work with seismological data and discussions on current seismic activity.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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Basic problems of Seismotectonics.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
exam, 80% attendance and written reports for credit
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Recommended literature
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Bolt, B. (1993). Earthquakes and geological discovery.. Scientific American Library.
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Hough, S. (2002). Earthshaking science. Princeton Univ. Press.
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Hough, S. (2010). Predicting the unpredictable. Princeton Univ. Press.
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Stein, S., and Wysession, M. (2003). An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and Earth structure. Blackwell Publishing.
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