SPACE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTHQUAKES OF TERRITORY TERSKO-KASPIYSKY BASIN
In order to study the spatio-temporal characteristics of Tersko-Caspian earthquakes еруseismic catalogue was compiled trough for the period 1960‑2011. Studied the distribution of earthquakes in the day time, and their relationship with the seasons.Schedules the frequency of earthquakes for 10‑year periods.Calculated value of the frequency graph slope γ = 0.52, consistent with the data obtained for the Caucasus. This suggests that for a relatively small regions of earthquake frequency the graph slope keeps the mean value for the whole of the Caucasus. Using distributing process the seismic activity А <sub>10</sub> calculated for the period T <sub>min</sub>=51 years and earthquake energy classes, ranging from 9 to 16. Analysis of А <sub>10</sub>maps shows significant unevenness of seismic activity of the region. A zone of high seismic activity geographically confined to the epicenter zones of strong earthquakes and correspond to the known seismotectonics area.