What the records say
- When
- 22 Dec 1999
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Where
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 35.32° N, 1.28° W
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 175
- Damage musd
- 60.929
- Houses destroyed
- 3000
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 10
1999 Aïn Témouchent earthquake
Earthquake in Algeria
The 1999 Aïn Témouchent earthquake occurred on December 22 at 18:36:56 local time in northern Algeria. The dip-slip event had a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. At least 22 were killed, 175 were injured, and 15,000–25,000 were made homeless.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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