Risk of Seismic Activity (Hayes et al - 2014)

Data source: Hayes, G.P., Jones, E.S., Stadler, T.J., Barnhart, W.D., McNamara, D.E., Benz, H.M., Furlong, K.P., and Villaseñor, Antonio, 2014, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2013 East African Rift: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1083-P [https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/of20101083p]

South Sudan is part of the East African Rift system, a 3,000-km long continental rift originating in the Cenozoic Era. It extends from the Afar triple junction, between the horn of Africa and the Middle East, to western Mozambique. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur throughout the East African Rift system and are characterized by mainly shallow earthquakes due to the earth’s crust rupturing and tearing apart, and volcano-tectonic earthquakes.

South Sudan is situated in the northern part of the western branch of the Afar triple junction, comprising the West Nile Region.

The map shows the risk of seismic activity in South Sudan