Study of crustal deformation in Egypt based on GNSS measurements

Abstract

This paper presents the study of crustal movements and their relation to earthquake activities within Egypt using the GNSS and seismicity measurements. Fourteen campaigns of GNSS measurements have been collected, processed, and adjusted. The collected data of about 50 permanent and campaign GNSS stations, which covered the whole geographic area of Egypt covering about 12 years, were used. The collected data are utilised using differential GPS with surrounded IGS stations by Bernese software V 5.0. The results of the deformation analysis indicate that northern Egypt is deformed more than the southern part.