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Article: The 11th February, 2004 earthquake of the Dead Sea, Jordan.
- Article from:
- American Journal of Environmental Sciences
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Abstract: The Dead Sea fault system and its branching faults represent one of the most tectonically active regions in the Middle East. The present investigation emphasis on the recent earthquake swarm, which occurred at the end of 2003 and extended to the middle of July 2004 with critical examination on the strongest event of 11th Feb. 2004. The present study examines the location of the strongest events (Dec. 31st, 2003; February 11th, 2004 and March, 15th, 2004) and correlates them with the various tectonic elements in the Dead Sea basin. The source mechanism of the three events is also examined. The focal mechanism and the depth of the events were obtained from the ...