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Recent inactivity in African rift

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  1. Geophysical Observatory, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

    Laike M. Asfaw

  2. CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309, USA

    Roger Bilham & Michael Jackson

  3. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Galway, Ireland

    Paul Mohr

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