The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Northern Africa
Code MACS008
Name High Atlas south
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 geophysic data and regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from geophysic data and regional tectonic considerations.
Strike (deg) 240 - 260 LD Based on structural maps from various authors.
Dip (deg) 25 - 50 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Rake (deg) 70 - 120 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 1 EJ Inferred from GPS data from Fadil et al. (2006).
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.4 EJ Inferred from the strongest earthquake occurred in the region.
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