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Using the Tanzania earthquakes of 1964, May 7, as a master event, epicentres have been relocated for Africa, south of 5° S. The relocations suggest that the East African rift system may extend considerably farther south than was previously thought.
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FAIRHEAD, J., GIRDLER, R. How Far does the Rift System extend through Africa?. Nature 221, 1018–1020 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211018a0
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