TECTONIC POSITION, SEISMOTECTONIC, MAKROSEISMIC AND SEISMIC MANIFESTATIONS OF THE KURCHALOY EARTHQUAKE 11 OCTOBER 2008 IN THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of the reasons for the connection between the Kurchaloy earthquake and the resulting focal. Provides a logical conclusion about the tectonic nature of the focal zone and mechanism and development of earthquake. It is alleged that occurrence focus of characterized earthquake is defined by aftershock epicentres cloud with the isometric plan outlines, and kinematically is up thrust. For the most densepart of clouddedicated to the articulation node of the Terek anticline (developed over the area of the Medianfissure of the Terek-Caspian fore land trough) and North-Western linear, discontinuous frame mountain up lift of the Dagestan wedge.