Pärvie Fault (Swedish: Pärvieförkastningen) is a large geological fault located in Northwestern Sweden.[1] The fault is about 155 km long and is the longest known postglacial fault in the world.[1] The fault had a major period of seismic activity following the deglaciation of Fennoscandia about 10,000 years ago.[1] It is one of several postglacial faults in northern Sweden that remain seismically active. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lindblom, Eva; Lund, Björn; Tryggvason, Ari; Uski, Marja; Bödvarsson, Reynir; Juhlin, Christopher; Roberts, Roland (2015-04-14). "Microearthquakes illuminate the deep structure of the endglacial Pärvie fault, northern Sweden". Geophysical Journal International. 201 (3): 1704–1716. doi:10.1093/gji/ggv112.

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