Zemětřesení v Česku

Earthquakes in Czech Republic. Why do we observe them? by Tomáš Fischer and Jan Zedník.

The Czech terittory is situated far away from the active plate margins. Earthquakes are rare and do not cause any significant damage. Seismic monitoring shows that many faults demonstrate weak earthquake activity concentrated mainly in the north-east and western part of the country. The latter seismicity is probably related to the ascent of CO₂ of deep origin. Recent results of paleoseismological studies reveal that some of the faults which at present do not show any seismic activity are however associated with large prehistoric earthquakes.