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The western part of the Bohemian Massif is characterized by repeated occurrences of intraplate earthquake swarms. To study surface deformations of this anomalous region, a network covering about 2000 square kilometres for repeated geodetic measurements was established in 1993 - 1994. The positions of the individual points of the network were carefully picked with respect to local tectonic structure and earthquake foci distribution. GPS and precise levelling measurements were performed 1-2 times a year. The GPS data were processed by Bernese GPS software.
No tendency to any displacement - either horizontal or vertical - of geological blocks was derived from the geodetic data for the period 1993 - 96. Only displacements of less than 5 mm/year in average could occur in the whole region in that period; larger displacements would have been revealed by our measurements.
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Špičák, A., Mrlina, J., Jindra, D. et al. Repeated Geodetic Measurements in the West Bohemia Seismoactive Region: Period 1993 - 1996. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 41, 319–328 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023355300199
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