Coastal uplift and thrust faulting associated with the Mw = 6.8 Zemmouri (Algeria) earthquake of 21 May, 2003

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Meghraoui, M ^a   Maouche, S ^b   Chemaa, B ^c   Cakir, Z ^a   Aoudia, A ^d   Harbi, A ^b,d   Alasset, P J ^a   Ayadi, A ^b,d   Bouhadad, Y ^e   Benhamouda, F ^c  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^c Inst Natl Cartogr/Teledetection   (Algeria)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^e Centre National de Recherche Appliquee en Genie Parasismique   (Algeria)

Author keywords

1206 Geodesy and Gravity: Crustal movements interplate (8155); 7230 Seismology: Seismicity and seismotectonics; 8107 Tectonophysics: Continental neotectonics; 8150 Tectonophysics: Plate boundary general (3040)

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COASTAL ZONES; DEFORMATION; PORTS AND HARBORS; ROCKS;

COASTAL UPLIFT; COASTLINE; EPICENTRAL AREA; THRUST FAULTING;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; SHORELINE CHANGE; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; BOUMERDES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD; ZEMMOURI;

EID: 19944363490     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020466     Document Type: Article

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