The kinematic models and the associated orientation of extensional stress of the East
African Rift System have been subjected to much debate since a long time. In the past …

This chapter introduces the geodynamic processes that influence tectonic rift evolution and
rifted margin architecture. Continental rifts result from geodynamic processes that …

Earthquake is a sudden release of energy due to faults. Natural calamities like earthquakes
can neither be predicted nor prevented. However, the severity of the damages can be …

The Tanganyika-Rukwa-Malawi (TRM) rift segment in western Tanzania is a key sector for
understanding the opening dynamics of the East African rift system (EARS). In an oblique …

A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis has been conducted for a potential nuclear power
plant site on the coast of South Africa, a country of low-to-moderate seismicity. The hazard …

Abstract The East African Rift System is the major active tectonic feature of the Sub-Saharan
Africa region. Although the seismicity level of this divergent plate boundary can be described …

Although the deep, wide basins of the Western rift, Africa, have served as analogues for the
evolution of half‐graben basins, the geometry and kinematics of the border, intrabasinal …

The silicic volcanic centres of the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) play a central role in facilitating
continental rifting. Many of these volcanoes host geothermal resources and are located in …

In the frame of the Belgian GeoRisCA multi-risk assessment project focusing on the Kivu and
northern Tanganyika rift region in Central Africa, a new probabilistic seismic hazard …

The rifting cycle initiates with stress buildup, release as earthquakes and/or magma
intrusions/eruptions, and visco-elastic rebound, multiple episodes of which combine to …