We present here the second release of a database, running on MS-Access platform, of the
earthquake focal mechanisms of the Mediterranean area, published in the literature. For all …

North Africa is one of the most earthquake-prone areas of the Mediterranean. Many
devastating earthquakes, some of them tsunami-triggering, inflicted heavy loss of life and …

Bedsa is one of the districts in Dahshour that lays south west of Cairo and suffered from
liquefaction during October 1992 earthquake, Egypt. The soil profile consists of alluvial river …

The instrumental earthquake catalogues show the overall seismicity of the Earth. However,
examining and inspecting the historical records plus the instrumental recorded events is …

A dataset of moment magnitudes and rupture areas is compiled for 53 earthquakes that
occurred in the Mediterranean region during the period 1976–2013. Moment magnitudes of …

Reduction of damage in earthquake-prone areas requires modern building codes that
should be continuously updated to reflect the improvement in our understanding of the …

In the present study, a new seismic source model for the Egyptian territory and its
surroundings is proposed. This model can be readily used for seismic hazard assessment …

Fault dimension estimates derived from the aftershock area extent of 36 shallow depth (≤
31 km) earthquakes that occurred in the Mediterranean Sea region have been used in order …

Summary The geology at Kottamiya, Rehab City and Zahraa–Madinat–Nasr to the East of
Cairo (Egypt) is composed of low-velocity sediments on top of a rigid rock basement. Such …

ABSTRACT The Greater Cairo is an interesting and complex environment with substantial
variations in stratigraphy, soil, rock types and structural characteristics. The topography and …