Evidence for Quaternary liquefaction-induced features in the epicentral area of the 21 May 2003 Zemmouri earthquake (Algeria, Mw = 6.8)

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-172

  Bouhadad, Y ^a   Benhamouche, A ^a   Maouche, S ^b   Belhai, D ^c  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; Earthquake; Paleolique faction; Paleoseismic perspectives; Quaternary deposits; Sand dikes

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; LIQUEFACTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; QUATERNARY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 58849164773     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9134-y     Document Type: Article

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