Seismic hazard estimation in Northern Algeria

Natural Hazards

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-144

  Hamdache, Mohamed ^a  

^a Dept Etud et Surveillance Sismique   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Northern Algeria; Probabilistic seismic hazard; Seismic energy release

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ALGERIA;

EID: 0032460883     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008000216832     Document Type: Article

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