Relief is one of the sources of information about neotectonic activity. Using structural-geomorphological analysis, it is possible to identify weak zones, which often reflect hidden low-amplitude faults and fracture zones under the surface of Quaternary deposits. Using structural-geomorphological analysis, planation surfaces were identified, displacement amplitudes along faults and the magnitude of neotectonic movements were determined for certain periods of time. The results obtained were compared with seismicity and the degree of inheritance was revealed. 3D computer geological modeling of the stress state also helps in identifying zones of increased neotectonic activity, as the most dangerous zones in terms of seismicity. The stress state and directions of the compression axes in the horizontal plane were calculated using the RMS Roxar software. Also, for a more detailed study of the latest geodynamics of the Abinsk segment, the frequencies of earthquakes and the amount of seismic energy released were analyzed, and frequency graphs were plotted. When comparing the growth deformations of neotectonic uplift structures and the values of the latest stress state with seismicity, their significant correlation was revealed.

The considered part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge extends from the Agulhas-Falkland fracture zone to the Bouvet triple junction. This segment has a contrasting topography. In its southern part, it has the morphology of an axial rise, while in its middle part it has the morphology typical for a slow-spreading rift valley. In the northern part, an area with transitional morphology can be distinguished. Three morphostructural complexes of transverse faults are distinguished, approximately corresponding to areas with various morphology. Such a different structure and segmentation of the spreading ridge became possible owing to the thermal influence of the Shona and Bouvet mantle plumes in the southern part of the considered segment and the Discovery mantle plume in its northern part. To reconstruct the morphostructure formation conditions in the ridge axial zone, physical modeling was implemented. In our experiments, we obtained various relief types and transverse discontinuities complexes depending on the distance from the thermal anomaly. They match the natural morphostructures. The modeling results suppose that the main formation conditions of the contemporary Mid-Atlantic Ridge terrain are spreading obliquity, thermal anomaly intensity, and the plume center position relatively to the spreading axis.