Studies of Historical Earthquakes in Southern Poland: Outer Western Carpathian Earthquake of December 3, 1786, and First Macroseismic Maps in 1858-1901 (GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences)

This book examines old and new data on some of the 18th and 19th century earthquakes that either occurred or were clearly felt in southern regions of Poland. Particular emphasis is put on a detailed study and reinterpretation of the unusually severe Outer Western Carpathians earthquake on December 3, 1786 (7 I0, 5.3 Mw, 35 km depth), which was the last in a series of seismic events in the years 1785 and 1786. An assessment is also made of what we presently know about the seismicity of the Western Carpathians in Poland based on to instrumental data. The book also presents material relating to earthquakes of 6-9 I0 that affected south Poland and the surrounding regions: Žilina in Slovakia (1858), Gera in Thuringia (1872), the Sudetes on the Czech-Polish border (1883, 1901), and Lower Silesia, Poland (1895). These are analyzed and illustrated by 17 contemporary macroseismic intensity maps, some of which are considered to be remarkable for those times. A new seismic catalog for Poland is provided with amendments and updates up to the end of 2014. Noteworthy is the data on two unforeseen events: one about 60 km NE of the Polish border in 2004 and one in central Poland in 2012. It shows how important it is, not least for practical engineering purposes, to perform seismic monitoring even in seemingly aseismic regions. This book examines old and new data on some of the 18th and 19th century earthquakes that either occurred or were clearly felt in southern regions of Poland. Particular emphasis is put on a detailed study and reinterpretation of the unusually severe Outer Western Carpathians earthquake on December 3, 1786 (7 I0, 5.3 Mw, 35 km depth), which was the last in a series of seismic events in the years 1785 and 1786. An assessment is also made of what we presently know about the seismicity of the Western Carpathians in Poland based on to instrumental data. The book also presents material relating to earthquakes of 6-9 I0 that affected south Poland and the surrounding regions: ¿ưilina in Slovakia (1858), Gera in Thuringia (1872), the Sudetes on the Czech-Polish border (1883, 1901), and Lower Silesia, Poland (1895). These are analyzed and illustrated by 17 contemporary macroseismic intensity maps, some of which are considered to be remarkable for those times. A new seismic catalog for Poland is provided with amendments and updates up to the end of 2014. Noteworthy is the data on two unforeseen events: one about 60 km NE of the Polish border in 2004 and one in central Poland in 2012. It shows how important it is, not least for practical engineering purposes, to perform seismic monitoring even in seemingly aseismic regions 2.2.4 Seismic Catalogues of Polish Territory and Polish Border Countries2.2.5 Forming Seismic Research in a Global Dimension; 2.3 The First Macroseismic Maps (MSM) of the Polish Territory; 2.4 Selected Earthquakes in South Poland and Its Vicinity and the Respective Macroseismic Maps; 2.5 Poland: Maps of Seismicity?; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3 Seismicity in Poland: Updated Seismic Catalog ; Abstract ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Review of Records About Seismic Events in Poland Until the XV Century; 3.3 Catalogue of Earthquakes in Poland; 3.4 Regions of the Occurrence of Seismic Events in Poland 1.7 Parametres of the Earthquake1.7.1 Parameters of the December 3, 1786, Earthquake; 1.7.2 Parameters of August 22, 1785, and February 27, 1786, Earthquakes; 1.8 Discussion of Results and Conclusions; References; 2 First Macroseismic Maps in Southern Poland in the Late 19th Century ; Abstract ; 2.1 Geopolitical Note; 2.2 Macroseismic Cartography in Transalpine Europe in the Second Half of the 19th Century; 2.2.1 Introductory Remarks; 2.2.2 Quantity of Earthquake "Strength"; Earthquake Intensity and Intensity Scales; 2.2.3 Macroseismic Questionnaires and Seismic Historical Catalogues 4.2 Seismic Measurements in Poland4.3 Seismicity of the Western Carpathians in Poland; 4.3.1 Outer Western Carpathians-Carpathians Foothills and Beskids; 4.3.2 Central Western Carpathians-Podhale and Pieniny Klippen Belt; 4.4 Distribution of Magnitudes in Podhale, Western Carpathians; 4.4.1 Completeness of Catalogs; 4.4.2 The Magnitude Exceedance Probability in the Podhale Region; 4.5 Conclusions; References; 5 Source Materials to the Outer Western Carpathian Earthquake of December 3, 1786 ; Abstract ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Source Materials to the December 3, 1786, Earthquake Series Editors; Managing Editor; Advisory Board; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 The Earthquake in the Outer Western Carpathians, Poland, on December 3, 1786 ; Abstract ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Seismicity of Outer Western Carpathians in 1785-1786; 1.3 The Earthquake of December 3, 1786-Review of Previous Data; 1.4 A New Macroseismic Evaluation of the December 3, 1786, Earthquake; 1.4.1 Macroseismic Intensity Assessment for Kraków; 1.4.2 Macroseismic Intensity Assessment for Tyniec; 1.5 ForeshocksAftershocks; 1.6 Macroseismic Maps; 1.6.1 Intensity Data Points; 1.6.2 Isolines 3.4.1 Region I: Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone3.4.2 Region II: Precambrian Platform; 3.4.3 Region III: Sudetes and Their Foreland; 3.4.4 Region IV: Outer Western Carpathians-Silesian Beskids, Cieszyn SilesiaUpper Silesia; 3.4.5 Region V: Outer Western Carpathians-Beskid Sądecki and Beskid Niski (NE of the PKB); 3.4.5.1 Carpathian Foredeep; 3.4.6 Region VI: Western Carpathians-Pieniny Klippen Belt (Geographically Named Podhale); 3.5 Remarks and Conclusion; References; 4 Seismicity of Polish Part of the Western Carpathians in the Light of Recent Data ; Abstract ; 4.1 Introduction Front Matter....Pages i-xiii The Earthquake in the Outer Western Carpathians, Poland, on December 3, 1786....Pages 1-35 First Macroseismic Maps in Southern Poland in the Late 19th Century....Pages 37-74 Seismicity in Poland: Updated Seismic Catalog....Pages 75-101 Seismicity of Polish Part of the Western Carpathians in the Light of Recent Data....Pages 103-118 Source Materials to the Outer Western Carpathian Earthquake of December 3, 1786....Pages 119-179 5.2.1 Materials Found in Manuscripts of Ecclesial and Municipal Archives (Original Spelling and Grammar)