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HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

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DATE	LOCATION	MAGNITUDE*
May 21, 2003	Boumerdes	M 6.8
Oct. 10, 1980	El-Asnam	M 7.3
*All magnitude values are in Moment Magnitude, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Government Agencies and Professional Associations


• National Earthquake Engineering Center of Algeria


• Seismicity of Algeria


• Arab Reinsurance Company--Information on Algeria


• Maps


• Political Map of Algeria


• Construction Practices and Building Codes


• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Stone Masonry Apartment Buildings [1,774 K]


• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Single-family Reinforced-Concrete Frame Houses[3,197 K]


• Social and Economic Information


• United Nations Human Settlements Indicators [65 K]


• United Nations Urban Indicators [50 K]