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To what extent is the present seismicity of Norway driven by post-glacial rebound?

H. Bungum, O. Olesen, C. Pascal, S. Gibbons, C. Lindholm and O. Vestol
To what extent is the present seismicity of Norway driven by post-glacial rebound? (in Neotectonics, seismicity and stress in glaciated regions, Christophe Pascal (prefacer), Iain S. Stewart (prefacer) and Bert L. A. Vermeersen (prefacer))
Journal of the Geological Society of London (March 2010) 167 (2): 373-384

Abstract

The seismicity of Scandinavia is low to intermediate in intensity and with magnitudes that rarely exceed 5.5. Even so, the seismicity is characterized by a great diversity in space and time, related to the fact that its driving forces, or sources of stress, are multiple and also diverse in nature. The dominant driving forces range from plate-related (such as ridge push) through regional to local ones (such as topography); all, however, are somehow related to lateral inhomogeneities in lithospheric structure. Whereas it was earlier assumed that the post-glacial uplift was the main cause for the seismicity of Scandinavia, we now conclude that the uplift may at most be playing a minor role. Along the coastal stretch of northern Norway there are still some indications that the seismicity, which is often shallow, normal faulting and swarm related, may be related to the still remaining glacial-isostatic adjustment. The flexuring that is needed to explain such behaviour could, however, also be related to erosion and sedimentation processes. It will take more work to separate these potential driving forces.


ISSN: 0016-7649
EISSN: 2041-479X
Coden: JGSLAS
Serial Title: Journal of the Geological Society of London
Serial Volume: 167
Serial Issue: 2
Title: To what extent is the present seismicity of Norway driven by post-glacial rebound?
Title: Neotectonics, seismicity and stress in glaciated regions
Author(s): Bungum, H.Olesen, O.Pascal, C.Gibbons, S.Lindholm, C.Vestol, O.
Author(s): Pascal, Christopheprefacer
Author(s): Stewart, Iain S.prefacer
Author(s): Vermeersen, Bert L. A.prefacer
Affiliation: NORSAR, Kjeller, Norway
Affiliation: Geological Survey of Norway, Trondheim, Norway
Pages: 373-384
Published: 201003
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
Meeting name: 33rd international geological congress; Neotectonics and stress state in formerly glaciated regions
Meeting location: Oslo, NOR, Norway
Meeting date: 20080806Aug. 6, 2008
References: 113
Accession Number: 2010-030981
Categories: Structural geologySeismology
Document Type: Serial Conference document
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. geol. sketch maps
N58°00'00" - N71°00'00", E04°00'00" - E31°00'00"
Secondary Affiliation: University of Plymouth, GBR, United KingdomDelft University of Technology, NLD, NetherlandsGeological Survey of Norway, NOR, NorwayNorwegian Mapping Authority, NOR, Norway
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States. Reference includes data from The Geological Society, London, London, United Kingdom
Update Code: 201018
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