Earthquake — Algeria: Orleansville

When

9 Sep 1954

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.7

Where

Algeria

Coordinates

36.27° N, 1.59° E

Deaths

1243

Injuries

5000

Damage musd

6

Houses destroyed

20000

Intensity mmi

11

Depth km

15

Earthquake of the coast of Algeria

The 1954 Chlef earthquake struck El Asnam Province in French Algeria on 9 September at 02:04:43 local time. The shock measured 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). It destroyed Chlef, then named Orléansville, leaving over 1,243 people dead and 5,000 injured. Damage was estimated at $6 million. It was followed by multiple aftershocks.

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