Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the Horn of Africa based on seismotectonic regionalisation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 221-237

  Kebede, F ^a,b   Van Eck, T ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Horizontal peak ground acceleration; Horn of Africa; Intensity; Seismic hazard; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMOTECTONICS;

AFRICA, HORN OF AFRICA;

EID: 0030931784     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00215-6     Document Type: Article

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