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Some aspects of the seismicity the Caucasus are considered based on the earthquake catalog from 1962 to 2011, which includes data on about 40000 seismic events with magnitudes from −1.0 to 7.5. Correlation equations between the energy classes and magnitudes of the earthquakes are calculated. Interannual changes in the Gutenberg-Richter relationship and seasonal cycles of seismic energy release are revealed.
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Original Russian Text © V.Yu. Burmin, A.M. Avetisyan, N.A. Sergeeva, K.S. Kazaryan, 2013, published in Seismicheskie Pribory, 2013, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 68–74.
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Burmin, V.Y., Avetisyan, A.M., Sergeeva, N.A. et al. Some seismicity regularities of the Caucasus. Seism. Instr. 50, 192–195 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0747923914030025
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