Carlsberg Fault zone explained

The Carlsberg Fault zone is a concealed tectonic formation that runs across Copenhagen city centre,[1] a side branch of the Trans-European Suture Zone. It is one of the most significant faults in the Copenhagen area[2] being 400 to 700 meters wide and can be followed for about 30 km.[3] It runs just east of the Frederiksberg Gardens in Copenhagen.[4] [5] The Frederiksberg Municipality collects about half of its water from the fault zone.[6]

The Carlsberg Fault is located in a NNW-SSE striking fault system in the border zone between the Danish Basin and the Baltic Shield.[7] Recent earthquakes indicate that this area is tectonically active.

It was described for the first time in 1925 at the Carlsberg Breweries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Admin. 2018-05-02. Search. 26 April 2007.
  2. "Efforts to include geological and geodetic observations in the assessment of earthquake activity in Denmark ". Søren Gregersen and Peter H. Voss, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. Accessed 2 May 2018.
  3. "Copenhagen". Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. Accessed 2 May 2018., backup
  4. Nielsen. Lars. Thybo. Hans. Jørgensen. Mette I.. 2005. Integrated seismic interpretation of the Carlsberg fault zone, Copenhagen, Denmark. Geophysical Journal International. 162. 2. 461. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02664.x. 2005GeoJI.162..461N. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401082824/http://isis.ku.dk/kurser/blob.aspx?feltid=140504. 2013-04-01. free.
  5. Nielsen. Lars. Thybo. Hans. 2004. Location of the Carlsberg fault zone from seismic controlled-source fan recordings. Geophysical Research Letters. 31. 7. n/a. 10.1029/2004GL019603. 2004GeoRL..31.7621N. free.
  6. Web site: Vand fra Frederiksbergs undergrund. Water from Frederiksberg's Underground. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504201331/http://www.frb-forsyning.dk/Default.aspx?ID=2389. 4 May 2012. 16 Oct 2014. Frederiksberg Forsyning. da.
  7. High-resolution shear-wave seismics across the Carlsberg Fault zone south of Copenhagen — Implications for linking Mesozoic and late Pleistocene structures. Tectonophysics. 6 July 2016. 0040-1951. 56–64. 682. 10.1016/j.tecto.2016.05.043. Janina. Kammann. Christian. Hübscher. Lars. Ole Boldreel. Lars. Nielsen. 2016Tectp.682...56K.

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