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Province

Mascara

Algeria · Africa

Mascara is a province of Algeria, in Africa. It lies on the African Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900.

Tectonic Plates

African Plate

Hazard Levels

Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.

River FloodHigh
WildfireHigh
Urban FloodMedium
EarthquakeMedium
LandslideMedium
Water ScarcityMedium
Extreme HeatMedium

Details and recommendations on ThinkHazard!

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

1994Mascara · M 5.9171 deaths
1967Near Sig · M 5.010 deaths

Country Profile · Algeria

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002