The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Northern Africa
Code DZCS004
Name El Marsa offshore
Compiler(s) Petricca P.(1)
Contributor(s) Petricca P.(1)
Created 30/06/2010
Updated 30/06/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 2.5 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 25 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Strike (deg) 40 - 50 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Dip (deg) 30 - 55 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Rake (deg) 80 - 110 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.9 - 1.7 EJ Derived from geological data concerning adjacent structures.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.9 EJ Inferred from the strongest earthquake occurred in similar (Boumerdes) structure
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; Sismologia e Tettonofisica; Via di Vigna Murata, 605, I-00143 Roma, Italy