The role of Pan-African structures in intraplate seismicity near the termination of the Romanche fracture zone, West Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-555

  Attoh, Kodjopa ^a   Brown, Larry ^a   Haenlein, Joel ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Interplate seismicity and romanche fracture zone; Pan African; West Africa

Indexed keywords

INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; SEISMICITY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 30444435509     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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