The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea

Download or read book The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea written by N. N. Ambraseys and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A careful and intensive study of historical sources and a review of the instrumental data of this century have led to this detailed catalogue of earthquakes. Egypt, Arabia, the Red Sea region and the surrounding areas of Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia are studied from the earliest times to the present day. Each earthquake is described as fully as possible from the available data, and is analysed in a geographical and historical context. The completeness of the earthquake catalogue over time is analysed and the range of sources and problems associated with the scrutiny of historical sources is discussed. The information is then placed in a geophysical framework.