DELINEATE OF POTENTIAL SEISMIC SOURCES FOR SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; CASE STUDY: SÉTIF REGION-EASTERN ALGERIA

The main purpose is to provide evidences of recent tectonics in Sétif region located in Eastern Algeria. The region is marked by a numerous historical earthquakes. During the instrumental period, the majority of events recorded, are shallow with low to moderate magnitudes.This seismicity is associated to regional context of actives faults. Principally Kherrata fault and Djemila fault. These are authentic case of Alpine faults that deserve neotectonic analysis in Sétif region.The aim is integrate the geometrical parameters of these actives and suspect faults in a model of seismotectonic zonation in order to assess the seismic hazard of Sétif region and its surrounding areas

Keywords:

Seismicity , Neotectonic indications , Seismic zonation , Fault parameters