Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba
Abstract The Gulf of Aqaba transform plate boundary is a source of destructive teleseismic earthquakes. Seismicity is concentrated in the central sub-basin and decreases to both the north and south. Although principally a strike-slip plate boundary, the faulted margins of the Gulf display largely di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00074-2 |