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Deverchere, Jacques; Yelles, K; Domzig, Anne; Mercier De Lepinay, B; Bouillin, J.p.; Gaullier, V; Bracene, R; Calais, E; Savoye, Bruno; Kherroubi, A; Le Roy, P; Pauc, H; Dan, Gabriela. |
[1] We investigate the active seismogenic fault system in the area of the 2003 Mw 6.9 Boumerdes earthquake, Algeria, from a high-resolution swath bathymetry and seismic survey. A series of 5 main fault-propagation folds similar to20-35 km long leave prominent cumulative escarpments on the steep slope and in the deep basin. Fault activity creates Plio-Quaternary growth strata within uplifted areas such as a rollover basin on the slope and piggyback basins in the deep ocean. Most thrusts turn to fault-propagation folds at the sub-surface and depict ramp-flat trajectories. We find that the two main slip patches of the 2003 Mw 6.9 Boumerdes earthquake are spatially correlated to two segmented cumulative scarps recognized on the slope and at the foot of the... |
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Palavras-chave: Continental margin; Sismicity; Tectonophysics. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-743.pdf |
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Dan, Gabriela; Sultan, Nabil; Cattaneo, Antonio; Deverchere, J; Yelles, K. |
On 21st May 2003, a damaging earthquake of Mw: 6.9 struck the region of Boumerdès 40 km east of Algiers in northern Algeria. The seismic shocks had devastating effects in the offshore area between the cities of Algiers and Dellys, where numerous cable breaks were observed. The submarine area encompassing the 2003 Boumerdès epicenter (central Algerian margin) was recently investigated using geophysical and sampling tools. It has been observed that small-size slides and mass-transport deposits occur across this area. Thus, a detailed analysis was performed on 25 submarine slides identified in water depth from 500 m to 2700 m, by measuring different morphological parameters (i.e. surface, head-scarp height, slope in the source area and in adjacent... |
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Palavras-chave: Triggering mechanism; Morphology; Mass transport deposit; Algeria. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/acte-6453.pdf |
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