ARKHANGELSK SEISMIC NETWORK: THE ARCTIC SEISMIC MONITORING RESULTS IN 2020—2024

The article discusses the capabilities of the Arkhangelsk seismic network in Arctic study. The authors give brief results of such research areas as seismic monitoring, cryoseismology, and deformation waves. They also consider technical issues related to cleanup seismic catalogs from man-made events and icequakes. Over the last 5 years, the epicenters of 2500 earthquakes have been determined using the Arkhangelsk network stations, including those from the Novaya Zemlya Arch. and of the Kara Sea shelf areas. The representative magnitude level is 3.0. For the first time, seismic events have been recorded on the glaciers of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, making it possible to begin monitoring of glacial activity of the archipelago several islands.

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