RYBAK О.M., PARYSHEV O.O., INOZEMTSEV Yu.I., STUPINA L.V. Fire phenomena in the Black Sea during the 1927 Crimean earthquakes as possible indicators of oil and gas potential

https://doi.org/10.15407/gpimo2025.01.057

О.M. Rybak, PhD (Geol. & Mineral.), Senior Researcher
e-mail: mega.akvatorija@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0001-5746-7259
O.O. Paryshev, PhD (Geol.), Senior Researcher
e-mail: paryshev1974@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0003-1318-9650
Yu.I. Inozemtsev, Dr. Sci. (Geol.), Leading Researcher
ORCID 0000-0002-4083-8292
L.V. Stupina, PhD (Geol.), Senior Researcher
e-mail: stlada@ukr.net
ORCID 0000-0002-5082-0862
SSI «MorGeoEcoCenter NAS of Ukraine»
55 b, st. Oles Honchar, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine

FIRE PHENOMENA IN THE BLACK SEA
DURING THE 1927 CRIMEAN EARTHQUAKES
AS POSSIBLE INDICATORS OF OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL

This article explores the relationship between the 1927 Crimean earthquakes and the activity of submarine mud volcanoes south of Crimea. Particular emphasis is placed on massive gas emissions accompanied by fiery flashes, considered potential indicators of subsurface processes. It is shown that mud volcanoes - typically formed within seismically active fold systems of Alpine tectogenesis — along with other geological structures such as magmatic volcanoes, hydrocarbon deposits, artesian basins, and geysers, are components of fluid-dynamic systems sensitive to changes in tectonic stress within the Earth’s crust. The study of such systems opens new perspectives for modeling the mechanisms of seismic event formation and for predicting seismic activity. Furthermore, the observed fiery phenomena may point to the region’s significant hydrocarbon potential. 

Keywords: mud volcanoes, Black Sea basin, earthquakes, fiery phenomena, gas emissions.