Cap Djinet

Cap Djinet is a cape at the Mediterranean Sea near the town of Djinet, 50 kilometers east of Algiers, near Dellys, in the Boumerdès Province of Algeria.

A moment magnitude scale (Mw 6.8) earthquake in northern Algeria on May 21, 2003 produced a shoreline uplift characterized by a continuous white band visible at rocky headlands. The uplift distribution indicated an average of .55 meters along the shoreline with a maximum of .75 m near Boumerdes and a minimum close to 0 near Cap Djinet.[1]

On June 4, 2008 were killed 6 soldiers and 4 wounded at Cap Djinet during an attack attributed to islamic militants. The troops were returning to their barracks when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.[2]

References
  1. Coastal uplift and thrust faulting associated with the Mw=6.8 Zemmouri Algeria earthquake of 21 May 2003, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, L19605, 2004, abstract.
  2. Bomb attacks kill 12 in Algeria, say officials, Times of India, June 9, 2008, internet posting.

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