Work

The Algiers, Algeria Earthquake (Mw 6. 8) of 21 May 2003: Preliminary Report

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: On 21 May 2003, at 18:44 UTC (19:44 local time), a strong shallow earthquake of magnitude Mw 6.8 (Ms 6.9) struck Algiers, the capital of Algeria, causing extensive damage in different wilayas (provinces) in the north-central part of Algeria. The epicenter was located offshore at 3.58°E 36.91°N 7 km to the north of Zemmouri in the province of Boumerdes, about 50 km northeast of Algiers (Yelles-Chauche et al., 2003). This earthquake took place where we have no evidence of previous significant earthquakes, either instrumental or historical. It is the largest and the most destructive to occur in northern Algeria since the 1980 El Asnam (Mw 7.3) earthquake. ...

Source: Seismological Research Letters

DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.75.3.360

Authors: M. Hamdache, J. A. Pelaez, A. K. Yelles-Chauche

Institutions: Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Géophysique, Universidad de Jaén

Language: English

Topic: earthquake and tectonic studies

Subfield: Geophysics

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1978552949

FWCI: 1.119

Cites: 16

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10