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Mustapha Meghraoui

Mustapha Meghraoui

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Overview

Mustapha Meghraoui is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their research particularly addresses earthquake and tectonic studies, encompassing topics such as geological and geophysical studies worldwide, earthquake detection and analysis, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Their main fields of study cover:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within this broader field, they concentrate on several subfields including Geophysics, Oceanography, Archeology, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Geology.

  • Geophysics
  • Oceanography
  • Archeology
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Geology

The key research topics explored by Meghraoui include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis

Meghraoui has been involved in several recent publications that demonstrate their focus on active tectonics and seismic hazards. Notable papers include:

  • "High-resolution co-seismic fault offsets of the 2023 Türkiye earthquake ruptures using satellite imagery" (2024) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Potential domino effect of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake on the centuries-long seismic quiescence of the Dead Sea fault: inferences from the North Anatolian fault" (2024) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Active fault segments along the North Anatolian Fault system in the Sea of Marmara: implication for seismic hazard" (2021) published in Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews
  • "Active tectonics and GPS data analysis of the Maghrebian thrust belt and Africa-Eurasia plate convergence in Tunisia" (2020) published in Tectonophysics
  • "Present-day deformation in the Upper Rhine Graben from GNSS data" (2020) published in Geophysical Journal International

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Néjib Bahrouni
  • Frédéric Masson
  • Souhila Bagdi-Issaad
  • Reda Sbeinati
  • Saïd Maouche

Meghraoui's work often appears in journals such as Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews, Scientific Reports, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Tectonophysics, and Geophysical Journal International, with Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews being the venue with the highest number of their publications.

  • Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews
  • Scientific Reports
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geophysical Journal International

In addition to journal articles, Meghraoui has contributed to book publications, including a volume titled "Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences" published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • 12 May 2008 M = 7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake calculated to increase failure stress and seismicity rate on three major fault systems

    Shinji Toda;Jian Lin;Mustapha Meghraoui;Ross S. Stein

  • Structural analysis and interpretation of the surface deformations of the El Asnam earthquake of October 10, 1980

    H. Philip;M. Meghraoui

  • Evidence for 830 years of seismic quiescence from palaeoseismology, archaeoseismology and historical seismicity along the Dead Sea fault in Syria

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Francisco Gomez;Reda Sbeinati;Jerome Van der Woerd

  • Coastal uplift and thrust faulting associated with the Mw = 6.8 Zemmouri (Algeria) earthquake of 21 May, 2003

    M. Meghraoui;S. Maouche;B. Chemaa;Z. Cakir

  • Goringe-Alboran-Tell tectonic zone: A transpression system along the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary

    Jean Luc Morel;Mustapha Meghraoui

  • Geological and geophysical evidence for large palaeo-earthquakes with surface faulting in the Roer Graben (northwest Europe)

    Thierry Camelbeeck;Mustapha Meghraoui

  • The tsunami induced by the 2003 Zemmouri earthquake (MW = 6.9, Algeria): modelling and results

    Pierre-Jean Alasset;Hélène Hébert;Said Maouche;Valérie Calbini

  • Late Quaternary earthquake-related soft-sediment deformation along the Belgian portion of the Feldbiss Fault, Lower Rhine Graben system

    K. Vanneste;M. Meghraoui;T. Camelbeeck

  • Active normal faulting in the upper Rhine graben and paleoseismic identification of the 1356 Basel earthquake.

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Bertrand Delouis;Matthieu Ferry;Domenico Giardini

  • Active faulting and transpression tectonics along the plate boundary in North Africa

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Silvia Pondrelli

  • Tectonique plio-quaternaire de la chaine tello-rifaine et de la mer d'Alboran; une zone complexe de convergence continent-continent

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Jean-Luc Morel;Jean Andrieux;Mohammed Dahmani

  • Géologie des zones sismiques du Nord de l'Algérie : paléosismologie, tectonique active et synthèse sismotectonique

    Mustapha Meghraoui

  • Creeping along the Ismetpasa section of the North Anatolian fault (Western Turkey): Rate and extent from InSAR

    Ziyadin Cakir;Ahmet M. Akoglu;Samir Belabbes;Semih Ergintav

  • Seismotectonics of the Lower Cheliff Basin: Structural background of the El Asnam (Algeria) Earthquake

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Armando Cisternas;Hervé Philip

  • The use of geophysical prospecting for imaging active faults in the Roer Graben, Belgium

    Donat Demanet;François Renardy;Kris Vanneste;Denis Jongmans

  • Holocene faulting and earthquake recurrence along the Serghaya branch of the Dead Sea fault system in Syria and Lebanon

    Francisco Gomez;Mustapha Meghraoui;Abdul Nasser Darkal;Fouad Hijazi

  • The 21 May 2003 Zemmouri (Algeria) earthquake Mw 6.8: Relocation and aftershock sequence analysis

    A. Bounif;Catherine Dorbath;A. Ayadi;M. Meghraoui

  • Large boulder accumulation on the Algerian coast evidence tsunami events in the western Mediterranean

    Said Maouche;Christophe Morhange;Mustapha Meghraoui

  • Seismotectonics of the El Asnam earthquake

    M. Ouyed;M. Meghraoui;A. Cisternas;A. Deschamps

  • Earthquake-induced flooding and paleoseismicity of the El Asnam, Algeria, fault-related fold

    Mustapha Meghraoui;Fawzi Doumaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ziyadin Cakir
Ziyadin Cakir Istanbul Technical University
Semih Ergintav
Semih Ergintav Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
Shinji Toda
Shinji Toda Tohoku University
Muawia Barazangi
Muawia Barazangi Cornell University
Thomas K. Rockwell
Thomas K. Rockwell San Diego State University
Ross S. Stein
Ross S. Stein United States Geological Survey
Jian Lin
Jian Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bertrand Delouis
Bertrand Delouis Université Côte d'Azur
Aykut Barka
Aykut Barka Istanbul Technical University
Martin Vallée
Martin Vallée Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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