Seismic Activity in the Celje Basin (Slovenia) in Roman Times—Archaeoseismological Evidence from Celeia

Quaternary

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Miklós Kázmér¹  Petra Jamšek Rupnik²  Krzysztof Gaidzik³ 

[1] MTA-ELTE Geological, Geophysical and Space Science Research Group, Department of Palaeontology, Eötvös University;Geological Survey of Slovenia;Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice

关键词: paleoseismology;    Periadriatic fault system;    active tectonics;    Southern Alps;    Pannonian Basin;    Dinarides;   

DOI  :  10.3390/quat6010010

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Searching for unknown earthquakes in Slovenia in the first millennium, we performed archaeoseismological analysis of Roman settlements. The Mesto pod mestom museum in Celje exhibits a paved Roman road, which suffered severe deformation. Built on fine gravel and sand from the Savinja River, the road displays a bulge and trench, pop-up structures, and pavement slabs tilted up to 40°. The city wall was built over the deformed road in Late Roman times, supported by a foundation containing recycled material (spolia) from public buildings, including an emperor’s statue. We hypothesize that a severe earthquake hit the town before 350 AD, causing widespread destruction. Seismic-induced liquefaction caused differential subsidence, deforming the road. One of the nearby faults from the strike-slip Periadriatic fault system was the seismic source of this event.

【 授权许可】

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