FIRE PHENOMENA IN THE BLACK SEA DURING THE 1927 CRIMEAN EARTHQUAKES AS POSSIBLE INDICATORS OF OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL
Journal: Geology and Mineral Resources of World Ocean
Year: 2025

This article explores the relationship between the 1927 Crimean earthquakes and the activity of submarine mud volcanoes south of Crimea. Particular emphasis is placed on massive gas emissions accompanied by fiery flashes, considered potential indicators of subsurface processes. It is shown that mud volcanoes - typically formed within seismically active fold systems of Alpine tectogenesis — along with other geological structures such as magmatic volcanoes, hydrocarbon deposits, artesian basins, a