Оценка термоупругих напряжений в земной коре Восточной Тувы в зоне сейсмической активизации 2011-2012 гг.

The authors examined the distribution of heat flow in East Tuva. It is shown that the Tuvan earthquakes (2011-2012) occurred in the border zone between the "cold" and "hot" crustal blocks. Geothermal method used to estimate the temperature distribution in the Earth's crust along a profile passing through the earthquake epicenters. The obtained data were used to estimate the thermoelastic stresses in the zone of seismic activity in 2011-2012 years. Calculations suggest a possible influence of temperature conditions on the seismic process development.