principal stresses

Model of tectonic stress in the Eastern Baltic region

The parameters and mechanisms of the source of modern earthquakes in the Eastern Baltic region are systematized. The predominant types of focal mechanisms of continental earthquakes are strike-slip and reverse. A generalized map of the orientation of maximum horizontal stresses in the East Baltic region and adjacent territories has been created. To create this map, we utilized the World Stress Map database and added the directions of maximum horizontal stresses in Estonia.