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Far-field effects of Eastern Mediterranean earthquakes in Lower Egypt

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In this note we examine the decay of intensity with distance of earthquakesoriginating in the southern part of the Aegean, offshore Egypt and in theEastern Mediterranean regions, events chiefly with epicentres at sea, whichhave caused concern and occasionally some damage in Lower Egypt, particularlyin Cairo. Also we derive an empirical formula for the assessment of thesurface-wave magnitude of crustal and intermediate depth earthquakes in theregion.

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Ambraseys, N. Far-field effects of Eastern Mediterranean earthquakes in Lower Egypt. Journal of Seismology 5, 263–268 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011476718680

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