ALTAI and SAYAN MOUNTAINS

Abstract

The review of the Altai-Sayan region seismicity for 2013 is presented. The permanent seismic network included 41 stations. In addition, there were 4 local temporary networks in operation during the year with 55 stations in total. There were 11548 earthquakes recorded with the total seismic energy of 1.81·1015 J. The most significant earthquakes in 2013 occurred in the area of the Bachatsky coal mine on June 18 and in the Altai Republic on January 24, both with ML=6.1. A brief description of the seismicity of the Chui-Kurai zone of the Altai Mountains is given.