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Fault-Plane Solution of the Earthquake of 19 March 2005 in Monatele (Cameroon)
Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 1 Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 2 Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 3 Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 4 Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Open Journal of Geology·Volume 04 (2014)·Pages 289–293·Published 10 June 2014·DOI10.4236/ojg.2014.46021
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Abstract
An earthquake of magnitude Ml = 3.04 was detected on the 19 of March 2005 at 11:49:18.31 (local time) by seven broadband seismometers located around Cameroon (Central Africa). Its epicenter has been relocated and found to be in Monatele (Cameroon) with latitude 4 ° 26.34' and longitude 10 ° 59.62'. The fault-plane solution calculated using double couple fault-plane solutions based on P-wave polarity readings, also taking into consideration the dextral nature of the Sanaga Fault (SF) underlying this region of the epicenter, is a strike-slip fault with a normal faulting component. The beach ball representation of this fault-plane solution has strike, dip and rake values of 289, 70, - 169 for the principal fault plane and 195, 80, -20 for the auxiliary fault plane.
KeywordsEarthquakeMonateleEpicenterFault Plane SolutionStrike-Slip FaultNormal FaultingComponent
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