Tsunami — El Asnam

Wann

10. Okt. 1980

Art

Tsunami

Koordinaten

36.20° N, 1.37° E

Deaths

5000

Injuries

9000

Damage musd

5200

Houses destroyed

250000

Max water height m

0.7

Source quake magnitude

7.1

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Algerian coast

The 1980 El Asnam earthquake occurred on October 10 at 13:25:23 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock occurred in the Algerian town of El Asnam. The shocks were felt over 550 km (340 mi) away, with the initial earthquake lasting 35 seconds. It was the largest earthquake in Algeria, and was followed three hours later by a magnitude 6.2 aftershock.

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