Integrated Disaster Management of the Algiers-Boumerdes (Algeria) Earthquake of 21 May 2003
In Algeria, as amazing as it may appear, before the last earthquake disaster of El-Asnam (actually Cheliff) which occurred on the 10th of October 1980, the government and the population as a whole did not consider earthquakes as a threat. The destructive ElAsnam earthquake of 10 October 1980 occurred in the Central Cheliff Valley affecting a rather densely populated region where about 900 000 people lived within 8000 square kilometers. The surface-wave magnitude of this event was recalculated at Ms 7. 5 (+0.3). The main shock (12h 25mn 24s (U. T) and its largest aftershock Ms 7. 5 (15h 39mn 09s (U. T)caused 3000 deaths, injuring more than 8500 persons and they made about 400 000 homeless; by destroying or seriously damaging at least 60 000 housing units in 24 towns and villages. This earthquake seriously affected all levels of the regional economic development. Also, the social and economic impacts were felt throughout the entire country.
Djillali Benouar
USTHB, Faculty of Civil Engineering, BP 32 El-Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Alger 16111,Algeria
国际会议
International Disaster and Risk Conference Chengdu 2009(2009 中国成都国际灾害风险大会论坛)
成都
英文
164-173
2009-07-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）