What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 1963
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Where
- Libya
- Coordinates
- 32.60° N, 21.00° E
- Deaths
- 300
- Injuries
- 375
- Damage musd
- 5
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 5
1963 Marj earthquake
Earthquake affecting Libya
The 1963 Marj earthquake occurred on February 21 in northern Libya. The earthquake occurred at 18:14:36 local time with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Financial losses totaled US$5 million, with 290–375 deaths, 375–500 injuries, and 12,000 people being rendered homeless.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 5.6 Marj earthquake affects northern Libya with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 290–375 deaths and 375–500 injuries”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page