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Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-2223-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-2223-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Research article
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03 May 2024
Research article |  | 03 May 2024

Frost quakes in wetlands in northern Finland during extreme winter weather conditions and related hazard to urban infrastructure

Nikita Afonin, Elena Kozlovskaya, Kari Moisio, Emma-Riikka Kokko, and Jarkko Okkonen

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Our study shows that seismic events in the wetlands in Arctic and sub-Arctic areas are capable of producing ground motions strong enough to damage the infrastructures like roads and basements of buildings located at distances of several hundreds of metres from the wetlands. That is why this phenomenon deserves further studies.
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