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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1731-2022
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Research article
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14 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 14 Nov 2022

The Luangwa Rift Active Fault Database and fault reactivation along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift

Luke N. J. Wedmore, Tess Turner, Juliet Biggs, Jack N. Williams, Henry M. Sichingabula, Christine Kabumbu, and Kawawa Banda

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Luangwa Rift Active Fault Database L. N. J. Wedmore, T. Turner, J. Biggs, J. N. Williams, H. Sichingabula, C. Kabumbu, and K. Banda https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6513691

Luangwa Rift Seismogenic Source Properties T. Turner, L. N. J. Wedmore, J. Biggs, J. N. Williams, H. Sichingabula, C. Kabumbu, and K. Banda https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6513778

Luangwa Rift Fault Scarp Measurements T. Turner, L. N. J. Wedmore, and J. Biggs https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6513545

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Mapping and compiling the attributes of faults capable of hosting earthquakes are important for the next generation of seismic hazard assessment. We document 18 active faults in the Luangwa Rift, Zambia, in an active fault database. These faults are between 9 and 207 km long offset Quaternary sediments, have scarps up to ~30 m high, and are capable of hosting earthquakes from Mw 5.8 to 8.1. We associate the Molaza Fault with surface ruptures from two unattributed M 6+ 20th century earthquakes.
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