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Africa Earthquake Model: A step toward understanding earthquake risk in Africa
Jeph Oro May 24, 2019

The GEM Foundation released the Africa Earthquake Hazard and Risk model on 15th May 2019 in recognition of UNISDR’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 in Geneva. The technical data and information for this model can now be downloaded from the Africa Model webpage. The Africa Earthquake model underpins the African portion of GEM’s global maps released in December 2018.

Africa Earthquake Model
https://www.globalquakemodel.org/GEMNews/africa-model-release

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