Geomorphology of the Makgadikgadi Basin (Botswana): Insight Into the Propagation of the East African Rift System

L Gaudaré, O Dauteuil, M Jolivet - Tectonics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southwestern Branch of the East African Rift System propagates through the
Central and Southern African plateaus and ends in the Okavango Makgadikgadi Zambezi …

Long-Lived Seismic Instability of Large Intraplate Brittle Shear Zones Revealed by Distributed Slip Zones and Paleoseismic Frictional Melt, Eastern Botswana

D Mfa, F Kolawole, B Kgosidintsi, R Ajala… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
In cratonic interiors, long-lived brittle shear zones host records of polyphase deformation,
representing inherited structures that can host damaging earthquakes. Here, we explore the …

Localization of large intraplate earthquakes along faulted density-contrast boundaries: Insights from the 2017 Mw6. 5 Botswana earthquake

C Chisenga, F Kolawole, T Rajaonarison… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The major controls on the localization of deep crustal intraplate earthquakes remain
enigmatic due to their deep hypocentral depths and rarity of coseismic surface ruptures …

Calibration of the local magnitude scale (Ml) for Central Southern Africa

BT Shumba, V Midzi, B Manzunzu, JR Maritinkole - Journal of Seismology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Central Southern Africa is an area of moderate seismic activity generally
caused by the presence of the East Africa Rift System. To improve the quantification of …

Relocation of 3 April 2017 Moiyabana Earthquake in Botswana Using Seismological Data from Local Network of Autonomously Recording Seismographs and …

RE Simon, JG King, LC Moffat, MD Moidaki… - Pure and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
On the 3rd April 2017 a widely felt Moiyabana earthquake shook Botswana and the rest of
southern Africa. Previous Moiyabana earthquake locations used mainly teleseismic or …

Evolution of the Limpopo River Basin in Botswana based on morphometric and morphotectonic features from selected rivers using GIS techniques

O Moses, RB Mapeo… - Geology, Ecology, and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study used morphometric techniques to generate new information describing the
evolution and hydrogeological behaviour of the Limpopo River Basin in Botswana, based on …

Understanding the seismicity and tectonic patterns along the east coast of South Africa using geophysical and geospatial techniques

VP Mapuranga - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The seismicity and seismotectonic setting of KwaZulu-Natal were studied using
macroseismic data from two recent earthquakes in the province. It was shown that seismic …

[PDF][PDF] Moiyabana Earthquake in Botswana during 2017: Foreshocks and Aftershocks Effects

TA Olebetse, ML Mmese, RE Simon… - Novel Perspectives of … - researchgate.net
An Mw 6.5 earthquake occurred in Moiyabana, central Botswana on April 3, 2017. This
chapter expands on our previous paper on this subject, and highlights on the effects of the …