Algeria 2003

The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8. The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerdès Province, approximately 60 km east of the capital Algiers.

 

 


Long. (ºE) Lat. (ºN) Detph (km) Strike (º) Dip (º) Rake (º) Slip (m) Length (km) Width (km) Mw
3.65 36.83 10 54 47 86 x 65 17 6.9

 


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Tsunami wave propagation at 10, 20 and 40 minutes (performed by IGN, Spain, with Tsunami-HySEA)