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We studied hydrogeological responses to the passage of seismic waves from the Chilean earthquakes with Ms ≥7.6 at epicentral distances of about 126°. The variation in the levels of confined and unconfined aquifers was analyzed under platform conditions at the Mikhnevo Geophysical Observatory near Moscow, Russia. Synchronous recording of seismic and hydrogeological data enabled us to evaluate the amplitude–frequency response of aquifers. The study shows that medium response to dynamic impact depends on various physical parameters of the aquifers.
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Project No. 14-17-00719). The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to Prof. G.G. Kocharyan for his indispensable advice, discussions and comments, and to N.V. Kabychenko for valuable suggestions during the work. Moreover, we thank the anonymous reviewers and editor-in-chief for their comments that helped to substantially improve the manuscript.
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Besedina, A., Vinogradov, E., Gorbunova, E. et al. Chilean Earthquakes: Aquifer Responses at the Russian Platform. Pure Appl. Geophys. 173, 1039–1050 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-016-1256-5
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