What the records say
- When
- 21 May 2003
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 36.96° N, 3.63° E
- Deaths
- 2287
- Injuries
- 11000
- Missing
- 800
- Damage musd
- 5000
- Houses destroyed
- 19000
- Max water height m
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2003 Boumerdès earthquake
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria
The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerdès Province, approximately 60 km east of the capital Algiers.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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