SEISMOTECTONICS AND EVOLUTION OF SOLDATSKAYA BAY (KAMCHATKA) DURING THE HOLOCENE

In 2003 we conducted detailed research on the Holocene seismotectonic evolution of Soldatskaya Bay, Kamchatka. The bay is located between two tectonic «blocks», which constitute Kamchatsky Mys Peninsula. The southern block represents a part of the island arc front and is located at the junction of the Kurile-Kamchatka and Aleutian arcs [1]. This block is characterized by rapid uplift (up to 1 cm per year during the Late Holocene) [3, 4]. The northern block is located beyond the active subduction zone. It is characterized by rather slow differentiated movements. During our paleoseismological research in Soldatskaya Bay we have found thatthe main factors influencing its evolution in the Holocene were differentiated tectonic movements, which have been studie