1999 Aïn Témouchent earthquake
Earthquake in Algeria
35°12′N 1°21′W / 35.2°N 1.35°W / 35.2; -1.35 [1]175 injured [2]
15,000 displaced [2]
The 1999 Aïn Témouchent earthquake occurred on December 22 at 18:36:56 local time in northern Algeria. The dip-slip event had a moment magnitude of 5.6[1] and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).[3] At least 22 were killed, 175 were injured, and 15,000 were homeless.[2] The Belgian Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT database and the USGS' National Geophysical Data Center both list financial losses of $60.93 million.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c d e f g USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
Further reading
- Belabbès, Samir; Meghraoui, Mustapha; Çakir, Ziyadin; Bouhadad, Youcef (2009), "InSAR analysis of a blind thrust rupture and related active folding: The 1999 Ain Temouchent earthquake (M w 5.7, Algeria) case study" (PDF), Journal of Seismology, 13 (4): 421–432, Bibcode:2009JSeis..13..421B, doi:10.1007/s10950-008-9135-x, S2CID 67833926
- Yelles-Chaouche, A. K.; Djellit, H.; Beldjoudi, H.; Bezzeghoud, M.; Buforn, E. (2004), "The Ain Temouchent (Algeria) Earthquake of December 22 nd , 1999", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 161 (3): 607–621, Bibcode:2004PApGe.161..607Y, doi:10.1007/s00024-003-2465-2, hdl:10174/6286
External links
- M5.6 – northern Algeria – United States Geological Survey
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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