The Mw7 Machaze, Mozambique, Earthquake of 23 February 2006

Research Article| July 01, 2006 The Mw7 Machaze, Mozambique, Earthquake of 23 February 2006 Clark H. Fenton; Clark H. Fenton Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Imperial College London South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ, U.K. c.fenton@imperial.ac.uk j.bommer@imperial.ac.uk (C.F., J.B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Julian J. Bommer Julian J. Bommer Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Imperial College London South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ, U.K. c.fenton@imperial.ac.uk j.bommer@imperial.ac.uk (C.F., J.B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2006) 77 (4): 426–439. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.77.4.426 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Clark H. Fenton, Julian J. Bommer; The Mw7 Machaze, Mozambique, Earthquake of 23 February 2006. Seismological Research Letters 2006;; 77 (4): 426–439. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.77.4.426 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search A major (Mw 7.0) earthquake occurred on 22 February 2006 at 22:19 UTC (shortly after midnight the following day in local time) in the western province of Manica in Mozambique, Southern Africa. The epicenter was located in Machaze, the southernmost district of Manica province, about 45 km due south of the district capital of Chitobe (figure 1). The earthquake was felt throughout eastern Southern Africa but caused surprisingly little damage and a very small number of casualties. Mozambique is not generally considered a country with significant seismic hazard, but its population is affected by many other... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.