A. A. Abong

Appraisal of Main Extreme Parameters of Earthquakes in Nigeria Using the Weibull Equations

A. A. Abong, B. U. Asuquo & C. A. Ushie · Archives of Current Research International · 2020

This study investigated earthquake occurrences in Nigeria using the Weibull equations. The data employed in this study was the historical and instrumental data recorded from 1933 to 2018. The relationship between intensity scale and Richter magnitude scale given by Gutenberg and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2020/v20i630203

Investigation of Seismicity in Parts of African Plate

A. A. Abong, A. M. George, M. O. Kanu, E. B. Ulem & P. O. Robert · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2018

This study investigated seismicity in parts of African plate to examine the pentad and annual variation of seismicity and to determine b-values for a period of 45 years. The data set for this work were obtained from the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), a website owned by...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2018/39231

The Use of Exponential Distribution Model to Estimate Recurrence Periods of Earthquakes in Zimbabwe

A. A. Abong, J. U. Atsu, H. A. Anari & J. A. Ushie · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2017

This study estimated recurrence periods of earthquakes in Zimbabwe using exponential distribution model. The data for this study were extracted from a catalogue, the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) owned by Northern California Earthquake Data Centre UC Berkeley, USA. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37190