A Review of Earthquake Source Parameters in the Main Ethiopian Rift

Figure 1

Earthquake distribution and tectonic settings of the MER and the Afar depression. The three major rifts (the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the main Ethiopian rift) are shown. The red dots are epicentral earthquakes compiled from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) catalog from 1960 to 2019. The magenta arrows show the movements of major plates (Arabian plate and Ethiopian and Somalian plateaus).