2010/03/12 by Amina Abdessemed-Foufa, Djillali Benouar · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Water management and technologies #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research #earthquake and tectonic studies
paper · doi:10.1080/15583050903161352
openalex publication_date 2010/03/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This research article presents the consequences of 1716 Algiers earthquake. The damage records are collected from the Ottoman archives, consular mails, and communications from scientists and travelers of the eighteenth century. The 1716 Algiers earthquake is one of the most significant historical events that affected the city (I=IX MSK). These entire document sources, in particular those of the Ottoman regency, were carefully analyzed for more information about this event. This article also makes it possible to have a clear vision of the damages as well as the vulnerability of the predominant constructions in Algiers. Thus, the obtained information constitutes an excellent damage database that will enable researchers to work out the future seismic scenario in order to protect cultural heritage of the old nucleus of Algiers and eventually other historical sites that have the same characteristics.