THE 21 MAY 2003 EARTHQUAKE IN ALGERIA

Authors

  • Matjaž Godec Ministrstvo za okolje, prostor in energijo, Agencija RS za okolje, Urad za seizmologijo, Ljubljana
  • Renato Vidrih Ministrstvo za okolje, prostor in energijo, Agencija RS za okolje, Urad za seizmologijo, Ljubljana

Abstract

Algeria was struck by a strong, shallow earthquake on May 21, 2003 at 1844 UTC. Due to its magnitude (6.8 Mw), it caused severe damage in five provinces in northern and central Algeria. The earthquake coordinates were 36.89 longitude and 3.78 latitude, which means it occurred just offshore from the city of Zemmouri in the Boumerdes province about 50 kilometres east of the capital Algiers. Therefore, most of the damage was caused in the Boumerdes province which includes the eastern part of Algiers.

References

http://mceer.buffalo.edu

http://www.eeri.org

http://www.alja zeerah.info

http://www.craag.edu.dz

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Published

19-01-2024

Issue

No. 17-18 (2004): Ujma

Section

Natural and other disasters abroad

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