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The seismotectonics of North Africa suggest a kinematic model with transpression and block rotation for the NW regions and with rifting in the NE regions that illustrate the mechanics of the Africa–Eurasia convergence.
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Meghraoui, M. (2018). Earthquake Faulting and Their Implications for the Seismic Hazard Assessment Along the Plate Boundary in North Africa. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_15
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