Neotectonic and seismotectonic investigation of seismically active regions in Tunisia: a multidisciplinary approach

Geodynamic Framework of Saline Systems in Eastern Tunisia: Saline Depressions Inherited from the Triassic Intrusions and/or the Messinian Salinity Crisis

“…The recent neotectonic history of the Sahel area is characterized by the succession of many tectonic events [32]. This tectonics is the result of the collisional geodynamics between the African and Eurasian plates with nearing velocity of 0.5 to 1 cm per year.…”

“…On the other hand, southern saline systems tend to form artesian-spring mounds (e.g., [40]). On the human scale, Bahrouni et al [32] noticed that the current tectonic activity, which is due to convergence between African and Eurasian plates, affects roads and historical monuments.…”

The Rupture Process and Location of the 2003 Zemmouri–Boumerdes Earthquake (Mw 6.8) Inferred from Seismic and Geodetic Data

“…Most of the events have been reported in the Tell Atlas of Algeria adjacent to Quaternary basins such as those of Chlef, Mitidja and Constantine. The easternmost Maghreb region in Tunisia has not experienced strong earthquakes because most of the seismicity is of relatively low magnitude (Bahrouni et al, 2013). Generally, most of the available focal solutions exhibit strike-slip faulting in northern Morocco, reverse faulting in Algeria and strike-slip faulting in eastern Algeria and Tunisia, especially in the Tunisian Sahel near the Gabès Gulf (Ayadi et al, 2002;Bahrouni et al, 2013;Bezzeghoud and Buforn, 1999;Buforn et al, 2004;Harbi et al, 1999).…”

Coseismic vs. climatic factors in the record of relative sea level changes: an example from the Last Interglacials in SE Spain

“…However, less information is available for areas where no subsidence zones develop and seismicity focuses mainly on active late Quaternary faults and folds, such as western Mediterranean areas. Some examples have been recently published for coseismal surface deformations (faults, flexures and uplift) affecting Last Interglacial coastal sediments and archaeologicalehistorical remains in Tunisia (Bahrouni et al, 2014), Italy (Ferranti et al, 2007;Cuci and Tertuliani, 2010) or Algeria (Maouche et al, 2011). The reconstruction of sea-level changes during the most recent and present interglacials in SE Spain on the one hand, and the role of regional neotectonics in the present distribution of marine terraces on the other, have been approached by different authors (e.g.…”