The 2010 Beni-Ilmane earthquakes began 14 May at 12:29:22 UTC, when a Mw 5.3 strike-slip earthquake occurred in Northern Algeria. With a maximum EMS-98 intensity of VII (Damaging), it was the first in a sequence of three shocks that affected the Bouïra Province over a ten-day period. Two people were killed, forty-three were injured, and some structural damage was reported.
  Algiers  | |
| UTC time | 2010-05-14 12:29:22 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 14703080 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 14 May 2010 |
| Local time | 13:29:22 |
| Magnitude | 5.3 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 2 km (1 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 35°54′N 4°07′E / 35.9°N 4.12°E[1] |
| Type | Strike-slip[1] |
| Areas affected | Algeria |
| Max. intensity | EMS-98 VII (Damaging)[2] |
| Aftershocks | 5.1 Mw May 16 at 06:52[3] 5.2 Mw May 23 at 13:28[4] |
| Casualties | 2 dead, 43 injured[5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "M5.3 – northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Yelles-Chaouche et al. 2014, pp. 1289, 1290
- ^ "M5.1 – northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.2 – northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
Sources
- Abacha, I.; Koulakov, I.; Semmane, F.; Yelles Chaouche, A. K. (2014), "Seismic tomography of the area of the 2010 Beni-Ilmane earthquake sequence, north-central Algeria", SpringerPlus, 3 (650): 1–10, doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-650, PMC 4230316, PMID 25485193
- Mohamed, B. (2012). Msila Algeria Earthquake of May 14, 2010: Main Features And Building Damage Analysis (PDF). 15 WCEE, Lisboa 2012.
- Yelles-Chaouche, A. K.; Abacha, I.; Semmane, F.; Beldjoudi, H.; Djellit, H. (2014), "The Beni-Ilmane (North-Central Algeria) Earthquake Sequence of May 2010", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 171 (7): 1263–1298, Bibcode:2014PApGe.171.1283Y, doi:10.1007/s00024-013-0709-3, S2CID 129560001
External links
edit- Algeria earthquake kills two – Reuters
- Earthquake kills two and injures 43 in northern Algeria – France 24