SGEB Reconnaissance mission Morocco: Al Haouz earthquake 08.09.2023

This dataset includes the photos obtained during the reconnaissance mission of the Swiss Society of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (https://sgeb.ch). 

The mission took place between 23 and 27 of November of 2023. The members of the mission were in alphabetical order:

A webinar summarizing the findings of the mission is available here: https://youtu.be/9KwQtuQVfKo?feature=shared

The dataset is structured in the following way:

• 1st level folders correspond to different dates
  
  • 2nd level folders are labelled as: <mission day number><number of visited location>_<name of the visited location>. 
    For example, "31_Amizmiz" contains photos from the city of "Amizmiz", which was the number "1" location visited on day "3".
  • <mission day number>0_Divers includes photos not related with damage in structures.
    • 3rd level folders are labelled according to the data collector's name as:
      • AI: Afifa Imtiaz
      • EL: Eric Lattion
      • GC: Gustavo Cortés
      • HS: Hamza Sehaqui
      • MB: Meriton Beqiraj
      • MD: Mylène Devaux
      • SS: Savvas Saloustros
      • YZ: Yuhan Zhu

Please cite as:

Imtiaz, A., Saloustros, S., Beqiraj, M. et al. Understanding building damage through the lens of the Swiss post-seismic reconnaissance mission of 2023 Al Haouz, Morocco, earthquake. Sci Rep 15, 16587 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00659-2