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• W4322009739 abstract "The Victoria microplate is generally assumed to be internally rigid, i.e. non-deforming. &#160;Here, we describe geomorphological evidence for active fragmentation of the microplate along the E-W to NE-SW striking Isuria-Utimbara fault system, Lake Victoria, in the Kenya-Tanzania transboundary region.The Isuria-Utimbara fault system has received little previous attention and is not recognised as seismically active. The fault system marks the northern boundary of the Mara River Basin and lies within the mapped extent of the Victoria microplate, an apparently relatively rigid block situated on the Tanzanian craton. The area is defined by low seismicity within the temporal limits of the instrumental record: seismicity is concentrated along the western arm (as well as, to a lesser extent, the southernmost part of the eastern arm) of the East African Rift (EAR). Here, we describe geomorphological evidence for geologically recent earthquake activity, which has produced scarps and alluvial fans in the hanging walls of the major escarpments. The scarps appear to be segmented, with typical segment lengths of approximately 15 km, and together sum to an along-strike length of approximately 100 km. The height of the scarps exceeds 8 m with a maximum height of 25 m (measured using TanDEM-X Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Global data which has a horizontal resolution of 12 m and an ~2 m height error). Considering the length of a typical segment, scaling relationships suggest the possibility for multiple >Mw 6 earthquakes. If the segments slipped together, this would result in a maximum earthquake magnitude of >7. Although dating has not yet been carried out, a constraint on slip rate comes from displaced Neogene volcanics found above and below the main escarpment, which give a long-term vertical displacement rate of approximately 0.1mm/yr, comparable with stable continental intraplate settings. Our findings have implications for the seismic hazard of the region: although parts of the Mara River Basin are protected areas of great ecological importance, population density is increasing along the shores of Lake Victoria and a major gold mine lies directly to the south of the fault system. This fault appears to be fragmenting the Tanzanian craton, albeit at relatively slow rates, and cratonic settings are in general capable of producing large and damaging earthquakes due to the possibility for a large seismogenic thickness." @default.
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• W4322009739 title "Fragmentation of the Victoria microplate: geomorphological evidence for active faulting along the Isuria-Utimbara fault system, Kenya-Tanzania transboundary region" @default.
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