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- Title
- Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan, with Annotated Bibliography.
- File
- PB2006100069.pdf
- Author(s)
- Wheeler, R. L.; Bufe, C. G.; Johnson, M. L.; Dart, R. L.
- Source
- January 2005, 38 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- USGS-OFR-2005-1264
- Abstract
- A seismotectonic amp shows geologic, seismological, and other information that is pertinent to seismic hazards but previously was scattered among many sources. Afghanistan is part of the Eurasian plate. Afghan seismicity is driven by the relative northward movements of the arabian plate past western Afghanistan at 33 mm/yr and of the Indian plate past eastern afghanistan at 39mm/yr or faster as both plates subduct under Eurasia. The purpose of a seismological map is to show geological, seismological, and other geophysical information together that was previously scattered and is likely to be useful to seismologists who will compute seismic-hazard maps, geologists studying possible geologic controls on earthquake occurrence, and anyone who requires an overview of the present-day tectonics.
- Keywords
- ; Geology; Tectonics; Bibliographies; Afghanistan; Seismology; Maps; Earthquakes; Geological faults