The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Northern Africa
Code MACS006
Name Middle Atlas
Compiler(s) Petricca P.(1)
Contributor(s) Petricca P.(1), Cherkaoui T.E.(2), Elouai D.(2), Harnafi M.(2)
Created 30/06/2010
Updated 20/07/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Strike (deg) 210 - 230 LD Based on structural maps from various authors.
Dip (deg) 30 - 55 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Rake (deg) 70 - 110 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 1 EJ Inferred from horizontal velocity GPS data and regional tectonic considerations.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.4 EJ Inferred from the strongest earthquake occurred in adjacent structures.
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
2) Institut Scientifique Mohamed V University-Agdal; Departement de Physique du Globe; Rabat, Morocco