Province
Chlef
Algeria · Africa
Chlef is a province of Algeria, in Africa. It spans the African and Eurasian plates. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Coastal FloodVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19801980 El Asnam Earthquake · M 7.15,000 deaths
- 19541954 Chlef Earthquake · M 6.71,243 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002