Search for Traces of Strong Ancient Earthquakes in the Western Caucasus: Archeoseismological Studies in Ancient Gorgippia
Journal: Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Year: 2019

The ancient city of Gorgippia is surrounded by well-known (North Black Sea, Kerch, and South Azov) seismogenic zones, all of which are submarine, and only some of their branching faults reach the surface in the coastal zone. On the surface, in the vicinity of the ancient city, there are also seismically active faults and flexure rupture zones, which can generate strong earthquakes. Our investigations in the ancient city of Gorgippia have revealed a number of seismogenic deformations and destruct