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Seismic Activity in Western Europe

with Particular Consideration to the Liège Earthquake of November 8, 1983

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Editors:
  1. Paul J. Melchior

    1. Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 144)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Problemes Actuels de la Seismologie en Belgique

      • Paul Melchior
      Pages 1-17

  3. Tectonic Features and Seismicity of Western Europe

    1. Satellite-Determined Stresses in the Crust of Europe

      • Han-Shou Liu
      Pages 19-36

    2. General Tectonic Frame of Central Europe with Emphasis Given to Neotectonic Movements

      • N. Pavoni
      Pages 37-39

    3. The General Pattern of Seismotectonic Dislocations in Central Europe as the Background for the Liège Earthquake on November 8, 1983

      • L. Ahorner
      Pages 41-56

    4. Seismicity of Western Europe as Determined from ISC Data Files

      • R. D. Adams
      Pages 57-69

    5. The Seismicity of the Rhinegraben Rift System — Source Parameters, Propagation- and Site Effects —

      • K.-P. Bonjer
      Pages 71-83

    6. Intraplate Seismic Activity in the Brabant Massif and the Graben Systems of Lower Rhine-Roer and North Sea

      • A. Reinier Ritsema
      Pages 85-98

    7. Some Notes Concerning the Seismicity in Belgium — Magnitude Scale — Detection Capability of the Belgian Seismological Stations

      • T. Camelbeeck
      Pages 99-108

    8. Recent Seismicity in Hainaut — Scaling Laws from the Seismological Stations in Belgium and Luxemburg

      • T. Camelbeeck
      Pages 109-126

    9. Tectonic Approach of the Seismicity in the Southern Belgium and the Northern France

      • Jean-Pierre Colbeaux, Christian Dupuis
      Pages 127-132

    10. The Problem of Micro-Earthquakes in the Southern Part of the Netherlands

      • Th. de Crook
      Pages 133-143

    11. Seismicity and Crustal Structure in Italy

      • Carlo Morelli
      Pages 145-155

    12. Development of a Program for Radon Measure in Seismic Active Zone, the Case of Mons Basin (Belgium)

      • Ph. Bouko, J.-M. Charlet, Y. Quinif
      Pages 157-174

    13. Clustering of Seismicity in the Regions of Brabant and Ardennes Massives before the Liege Earthquake of Nov. 8, 1983

      • M. De Becker, T. Camelbeeck, C. Poitevin
      Pages 175-187

    14. Catalogue des Séismes Survenus au Moyen Age en Belgique et dans les Regions Voisines

      • Pierre Alexandre
      Pages 189-203

    15. Problèmes de Sismicité Historique : Exemples de Faux Seismes, de Seismes Meconnus et de Seismes Reinterpretes dans l’ensemble Allemagne/Belgique/Nord-Ouest de la France/Sud de Grande-Bretagne

      • J. Vogt
      Pages 205-214

    16. The Seismic Event of November 9, 1983 Earthquake or Sonic Boom

      • H. W. Haak
      Pages 215-222

    17. L’Événement Sismique Du 19 Férier 1984 En Provence Occidentale: Seisme Tectonique Ou Coup De Terrain Minier?

      • H. Haessler, P. Hoang-Trong, Y. Legros
      Pages 223-232

  4. Studies of the Liege Earthquake of November 8, 1983

    1. The Earthquakes of Liege of November 8, 1983 and December 21, 1965

      • T. Camelbeeck, M. De Becker
      Pages 233-248
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About this book

A damaging earthquake with intensity VII MSK and local magni= tude 5. 1 occurred on November 8, 1983, at 0:49 GMT near the Belgium town of Liege in the border region between Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. This most severe earthquake in the northwestern part of Central Europe since more than thirty years has well been recorded by the dense seismic station network in West Germany which consists of more than twenty stations situated in the Lower Rhine Embayment and in the adjoining Rhenish Massif. Most of the stations are equipped with modern digital recording systems. Thus high-quality seismograms are available from the region east and southeast of the epicenter covering a distance range between 70 km and 144 km. From these data the source characteristics of the Liege mainshock and of its largest after= shock have been determined in order to get more information on the seismotectonic processes causing the Liege events. 2. Seismic Station Network During the period of 1976 to 1982 the seismic station network in the Lower Rhine Embayment and in the Rhenish Massif was consi= derably enlarged and mostly equipped with digital recording systems (Figure 1). At present there are more than twenty stations in operation. Most of them are operated by the Department of Earthquake Geology of the Geological Institute of the University of Cologne and the Geo= logical Survey of Nordrhein-Westfalen at Krefeld.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

    Paul J. Melchior

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Seismic Activity in Western Europe

  • Book Subtitle: with Particular Consideration to the Liège Earthquake of November 8, 1983

  • Editors: Paul J. Melchior

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5273-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1889-1Due: 31 December 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8829-9Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5273-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 456

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy

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