SHAZAM - Seismicity and HAzards of the sub-saharian Atlantic Margin

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Project SHAZAM addresses the intraplate seismicity of the Gulf of Guinea as a means to investigate the role of asthenospheric dynamics in crustal deformation. The instrumental monitoring of the moderate seismicity of the region will be revamped, as well as the geodetic monitoring of the crustal strain, in collaboration with the local institutions. The active tectonics of the region will be studied via geomorphology. Volcanism of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL), which cuts across diagonally the study region, will be used as a window to investigate the asthenospheric dynamics. A regional probabilistic seismic hazard assessment will be conducted, as numerical modelling of the lithosphere/asthenosphere will be constrained by the above evidence.

Keywords

Natural and Technological Hazards

Start Date

2018-10-01