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Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba

Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba

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Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba

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Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Scientific reports, 2017-02, Vol.7 (1), p.38-13, Article 38

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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The Gulf of Aqaba transform plate boundary is a source of destructive teleseismic earthquakes. Seismicity is concentrated in the central sub-basin and decreases to both the north and south. Although principally a strike-slip plate boundary, the faulted margins of the Gulf display largely dip-slip extensional movement and accompanying footwall uplif...

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Seismic Hazards Implications of Uplifted Pleistocene Coral Terraces in the Gulf of Aqaba

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e5d88c42eed84c8982bb1a300d6a57c3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e5d88c42eed84c8982bb1a300d6a57c3

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

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10.1038/s41598-017-00074-2

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