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

Mohamed Hamdache; José A. Peláez; A. Karim Yelles-Chauche

doi:10.1785/gssrl.75.3.360

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Research Article| May 01, 2004

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

Mohamed Hamdache;

Mohamed Hamdache

Département Études et Surveillance Sismique  Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et de  Géophysique  B.P. 63-Bouzardah  16340 Algiers  Algeria  (M.H.)

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José A. Peláez;

José A. Peláez

Departamento de Física  Universidad de Jaén  C/Virgen de la Cabeza, 2  23071Jaén  Spain  [email protected]  (J.A.P.)

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A. Karim Yelles-Chauche

Département Études et Surveillance Sismique  Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et de  Géophysique  B.P. 63-Bouzardah  16340 Algiers  Algeria  (A.K.Y.-C.)

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Mohamed Hamdache

Département Études et Surveillance Sismique  Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et de  Géophysique  B.P. 63-Bouzardah  16340 Algiers  Algeria  (M.H.)

José A. Peláez

Departamento de Física  Universidad de Jaén  C/Virgen de la Cabeza, 2  23071Jaén  Spain  [email protected]  (J.A.P.)

A. Karim Yelles-Chauche

Département Études et Surveillance Sismique  Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et de  Géophysique  B.P. 63-Bouzardah  16340 Algiers  Algeria  (A.K.Y.-C.)

Publisher: Seismological Society of America

First Online: 09 Mar 2017

Online ISSN: 1938-2057

Print ISSN: 0895-0695

Seismological Research Letters (2004) 75 (3): 360–367.

https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.75.3.360

On 21 May 2003, at 18:44 UTC (19:44 local time), a strong shallow earthquake of magnitude M_w 6.8 (M_s 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...