Common features in the manifestation of natural and induced geodynamic events in the eastern regions of Russia and China

Abstract

The study of geodynamic processes observed in the Earth’s crust at densely populated and commercially developed areas in the east of Russia and China is of great importance for their sustainable development. The research results available show that not only natural, but also man-made geodynamic events associated with mining operations reflect the global geodynamic processes. Geodynamic events that occurred while mining in impact-hazardous areas allowed to identify some common features in the manifestation of natural and man-made geodynamic events in the eastern regions of Russia and China. Thus, both natural and disastrous technogenic geodynamic events (tectonic rock bursts, induced earthquakes, cracking on the earth’s surface) have positional connection with the linear zones of earth’s crust modern destruction (block boundaries and faults). Existing tectonic faults get re-activated during major geodynamic events, i.e. they get displaced in response to the mining operations. Areas hazardous for manifestation of geodynamic phenomena can be defined by geodynamic zoning method which can be used to draft the development programs for the eastern regions of Russia and China