On the Assessment of The Seismic Hazard of The Water Areas of The Internal and Marginal Seas of Russia

Summary Currently, there are no normative maps of general seismic zoning of the water areas of the inland and marginal seas of Russia, especially since there are practically no maps of detailed seismic zoning and seismic micro-zoning even for individual parts of the water areas. Taking into account the fact that intensive development of offshore oil and gas fields and the Northern Sea Route has begun, the development of such maps is becoming a very urgent scientific and practical task. This article substantiates the need to use bottom seismological observations when performing work on detailed seismic zoning (DSZ) and seismic microzoning (SMZ) of water areas.