The Rungwe volcanic province, Tanzania–a volcanological review

K Fontijn, D Williamson, E Mbede, GGJ Ernst - Journal of African Earth …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Rungwe Volcanic Province in SW Tanzania is a densely populated area that is
considered volcanically active. As part of the East African Rift System, a significant control of …

Present‐day kinematics of the East African Rift

E Saria, E Calais, DS Stamps… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The East African Rift (EAR) is a type locale for investigating the processes that drive
continental rifting and breakup. The current kinematics of this~ 5000 km long divergent plate …

A kinematic model for the East African Rift

DS Stamps, E Calais, E Saria… - Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The kinematics of the East African Rift (EAR) is the least well‐known of all major plate
boundaries. Here, we show that present‐day data (a GPS+ DORIS geodetic solution and …

[PDF][PDF] The unexpected Mayotte 2018–2020 seismic sequence: a reappraisal of the regional seismicity of the Comoros

D Bertil, N Mercury, C Doubre… - Comptes …, 2021 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé The Mayotte seismic sequence that started on 10 May 2018, with a main shock of
magnitude Mw 5.9 on May 15, followed by a major offshore volcanic activity, raises several …

Kinematics of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data

E Calais, C Ebinger, C Hartnady… - … Society, London, Special …, 2006 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract Although the East African Rift (EAR) System is often cited as the archetype for
models of continental rifting and break-up, its present-day kinematics remains poorly …

The offshore East African Rift System: Structural framework at the toe of a juvenile rift

D Franke, W Jokat, S Ladage, H Stollhofen… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cenozoic East African Rift System (EARS) extends from the Red Sea to
Mozambique. Here we use seismic reflection and bathymetric data to investigate the tectonic …

Rift propagation at craton margin.: Distribution of faulting and volcanism in the North Tanzanian Divergence (East Africa) during Neogene times

B Le Gall, P Nonnotte, J Rolet, M Benoit, H Guillou… - Tectonophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
A revised kinematic model is proposed for the Neogene tectono-magmatic development of
the North Tanzanian Divergence where the axial valley in S Kenya splits southwards into a …

Crustal rheology and depth distribution of earthquakes: Insights from the central and southern East African Rift System

J Albaric, J Déverchère, C Petit, J Perrot, B Le Gall - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
The seismicity depth distribution in the central and southern East African Rift System (EARS)
is investigated using available catalogs from local, regional and global networks. We select …

Re-imagining and re-imaging the development of the East African Rift

PG Purcell - Petroleum Geoscience, 2018 - earthdoc.org
The East African Rift (EAR) has fascinated and challenged the geological imagination since
its discovery nearly a century ago. A new series of images showing the sequential …

Continental rift basins: the East African perspective

C Ebinger, CA Scholz - Tectonics of sedimentary basins …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The seismically and volcanically active East African rift system is a system of faultbounded
sedimentary basins and uplifted flanks spanning the African continent from the Horn of Africa …