Structural-geomorphological analysis and seismicity of Iranian Region
Analysis of modern relief of the structural-geomorphological method has allowed to reveal features of the latest structure and show a large value of shear horizontal displacements of structural shapes, formed in the environment of NE-SW compression. The high seismic activity of the Iranian Region confirms its dynamic development at the present stage. Areas with a high density of earthquake epicenters spatially coincide with the active fault zones. The presence of systemic interactions at the level of the upper and lower crust is evident in a cross-comparison of long-term variations of number of earthquakes of different levels and indicates that modern seismic geodynamic transformation of the region occurs under the influence of a single controlling force, which, apparently, is the convergence between Arabia and Eurasia.