In this study, we explore the origin of lower crustal seismicity and the factors controlling rift propagation using seismological data recorded within the youngest part of the East African Rift System, the North Tanzanian Divergence (NTD). Most earthquakes below Lake Manyara occur at depth ranging between 20 and 40 km and have a swarm-like...
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February 6, 2014 (v1)Journal articleUploaded on: December 2, 2022
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May 11, 2010 (v1)Conference paper
We deployed a temporary local seismic network in the North Tanzanian Divergence (NTD) for 6 months in 2007 (35 stations, SEISMOTANZ'07 experiment). The region is characterized by major changes in the magmatic/tectonic nature of the rift, at the place where the eastern branch of the East African Rift enters the Tanzanian craton. More than 200...
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December 11, 2008 (v1)Journal article
Continental rifts begin and develop through repeated episodes of faulting and magmatism, but strain partitioning between faulting and magmatism during discrete rifting episodes remains poorly documented. In highly evolved rifts, tensile stresses from far-field plate motions accumulate over decades before being released during relatively short...
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2021 (v1)Journal article
The analysis of the seismicity catalog (1996 to 2019) covering the region from the Juramountains to Corsica provides a first-order image of the distribution of earthquakes, highlightinglarge structures such as the Briançonnais and Piedmontais seismic arcs, the eastward deepeningof the focal depths through the Western Alps, several large active...
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November 15, 2021 (v1)Conference paper
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