The 1954 and 1980 Algerian earthquakes: Implications for the characteristic-displacement model of fault behavior
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Abstract
Joint epicenter determination of earthquakes that occurred in northern Algeria near Ech Cheliff (named Orleansville in 1954 and El Asnam in 1980) shows that the earthquake of 9 September 1954 (M=6.5) occurred at nearly the same location as the earthquake of 10 October 1980 (M=7.3). The 1954 main shock and earliest aftershocks were concentrated close to the boundaries of segment B (nomenclature of Deschamps et al., 1982; King and Yielding, 1984) of the 1980 fault system, which was to experience approximately 8 m of slip in the 1980 earthquake. Later aftershocks of the 1954 earthquake were spread over a broad area, notably in a region north of the 1980 fault system that also experienced many aftershocks to the 1980 earthquake. The closeness of the 1954 main shock and earliest aftershocks to the 1980 segment B implies that the 1954 earthquake involved either 1) rupture of segment B proper, or 2) rupture of a distinct fault in the hanging wall of footwall block of segment B.
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | The 1954 and 1980 Algerian earthquakes: Implications for the characteristic-displacement model of fault behavior |
Series title | Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |
DOI | 10.1785/BSSA0810020446 |
Volume | 81 |
Issue | 2 |
Year Published | 1991 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
Description | 22 p. |
First page | 446 |
Last page | 467 |
Country | Algeria |
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