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Seismology and Seismic Monitoring in Morocco

Seismology and Seismic Monitoring in Morocco . Seismological Workshop ‘ Managing Waveform Data and Related Metadata for Seismic Networks’ Cairo , Egypt November 8-17, 2009. Taoufik Mourabit tmourabit@gmail.com Abdelmalek Essaadi University Tangiers-Morocco. 40 0. 30 0.

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Seismology and Seismic Monitoring in Morocco

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  1. Seismology and Seismic Monitoring in Morocco Seismological Workshop‘ManagingWaveform Data and RelatedMetadatafor Seismic Networks’ Cairo, Egypt November 8-17, 2009 Taoufik Mourabit tmourabit@gmail.com Abdelmalek Essaadi University Tangiers-Morocco

  2. 400 300 Source: ISC 1964-2001 M>=3

  3. Regional Tectonics

  4. Historical Seismicity Map over the past 11 centuries (El Mrabet T.1991, 2002)

  5. Morocco: Agadir Earthquake February 29, 1960 (M: 5.9) More than 12000 casualties

  6. Alhoceima 24th february, 2004Mw=6.3 628 deads, 926 wounded, 2539 collapsed housings and 15230 people homeless

  7. Isoseismic Map of the Alhoceima 2004 EQ

  8. Golf of Cadiz Alboran Sea Canarias Islands

  9. MoroccanSeismic Networks • The « Institut Scientifique » (IS) belongs to Mohamed Vth University in Rabat • The « Institut National de Géophysique » (ING) belongs to CNRST the National Center of Scientific and Technical Research in Rabat

  10. The first Moroccan Seismologic Network Institut Scientifique

  11. Alhoceima Institut National de Géophysique » (ING) Rabat Agadir

  12. Sub-network of TANGIER DAL (2040 Hz) 409.600 MHz CPS (680 Hz) 418.750 MHz 420.250 MHz DKH(2380 Hz) 417.800 MHz TSY (1020 Hz) STATION STATION + STATION REGIONALE LIAISON RADIO UHF LIASON TELEPH. SPECIALISEE RSA (2720) LS. VERS RABAT

  13. National Institute of Geophysics • Installation, management and exploitation of the National Seismological Network • Permanent (24/24, 7/7) national seismic monitoring and warning • Seismic monitoring of large dams • Site Seismic qualification of large buildings • Seismic microzonation of urban areas • International cooperation in seismic risk studies and monitoring (CEPRIS, CTBTO, MEDNET, PROHETEC…)

  14. IGN BROADBAND STATIONS 1- MEDNET Station ( Mediterranean Very Broadband Seismographic Network) - VBB Very Broadband STS1,Quanterra 680, 24 bits resolution - Seismicity & lithospheric Studies of the mediterranean bassin - installed in Rabat, direct link to INGV ROME (by MODEM & INERNET) 2- CTBTO Station (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization) - BB: Broadband STS2, TRIDENT 24 bits resolution - IMS Auxiliary Station for nuclear explosions monitoring - installed in Midelt, direct link to the IDC Vienna & CNRST via VSAT 3- Seismic Monitoring Station (in preparation) - Morocco-USA Cooperation - 9 Elements Array within 2 Km radius, 9 SP & 1 BB - regional seismic activity monitoring - south of Morocco, link to the USA & the CNRST by VSAT

  15. MIDELT CTBTO STATION, SENSORS, DIGITIZER & VSAT MODEM

  16. MIDELT CTBTO STATION,POWER SUPPLY AND VSAT ANTENNA

  17. RABAT VBB MEDNET STATION

  18. Moroccan Seismic activity from 1900 to 2006

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