[HTML][HTML] The seismite problem

G Shanmugam - Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016 - Elsevier
During a period of 82 years (1931–2013), 39 genetic terms were introduced for various
deposits. Of the 39 terms, only ten are meaningful in understanding the true depositional …

Active faults in Iberia

C Sanz de Galdeano, JM Azañón, J Cabral… - The geology of Iberia: A …, 2019 - Springer
The distribution of active faults in the Iberian Peninsula is not homogeneous, being mainly
present, but not only, in areas affected by the Alpine Orogeny. They are located in several …

[HTML][HTML] Seismites resulting from high-frequency, high-magnitude earthquakes in Latvia caused by Late Glacial glacio-isostatic uplift

AJT van Loon, M Pisarska-Jamroży, M Nartišs… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Geologically extremely rapid changes in altitude by glacial rebound of the Earth crust after
retreat of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet at the end of the last Weichselian glaciation influenced …

Evidence from seismites for glacio-isostatically induced crustal faulting in front of an advancing land-ice mass (Rügen Island, SW Baltic Sea)

M Pisarska-Jamroży, S Belzyt, A Börner, G Hoffmann… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
It is hitherto commonly thought that earthquakes triggered by geologically rapid changes in
the pressure caused by the fluctuating extent of thick land-ice masses occur exclusively …

Seismically-induced down-sagging structures in tephra layers (tephra-seismites) preserved in lakes since 17.5 cal ka, Hamilton lowlands, New Zealand

MO Kluger, DJ Lowe, VG Moon, J Chaneva… - Sedimentary …, 2023 - Elsevier
We analysed numerous soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDSs) identified in seven
unconsolidated, up to 8-cm thick, siliceous tephra layers that had been deposited in~ 35 …

Sedimentary record of seismic events in the Eocene Green River Formation and its implications for regional tectonics on lake evolution (Bridger Basin, Wyoming)

B Törő, BR Pratt - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Outcrops and cores from the top of the lacustrine Tipton Member and the base of the Wilkins
Peak Member (~ 51.5 Ma) of the Eocene Green River Formation, Bridger Basin in …

The environmental significance of soft-sediment deformation structures: key signatures for sedimentary and tectonic processes

M Moretti, P Alfaro, G Owen - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Soft-sediment deformation occurs in unconsolidated sediment during or shortly after
deposition, and before significant diagenesis (Allen, 1982): soft-sediment deformation …

Soft-sediment deformation structures recognised in a reverse-drag associated with normal faulting (Lake Ifrah, Northwest Africa): Palaeoseismic assessment and …

K Azennoud, A Baali, H El Asmi, YA Brahim… - Sedimentary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reverse-drags in extensional settings are emblematic structures that may provide imprints of
(neo) tectonic pulses, and even evidence of palaeoseismic activity. The direct pieces of …

Soft-sediment deformation structures induced by strong earthquakes in southern Siberia and their paleoseismic significance

OV Lunina, AS Gladkov - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Liquefaction-induced soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS) formed by earthquakes in
southern Siberia, that were historically mentioned or monitored by instruments, are …

Earthquake-triggered soft-sediment deformation structures (seismites) in travertine deposits

A Brogi, E Capezzuoli, M Moretti, E Olvera-García… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Earthquakes-related soft-sediment deformations (seismites) are relevant structures to help
reconstructing the palaeoseismicity in a region. Nevertheless, although seismites have been …