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Historic Earthquake
1954 Chlef Earthquake
9 September 1954 · Orleansville · Algeria
On 9 September 1954 at 01:04 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Algeria (Orleansville), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 31 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,243 people and injured 5,000. 20,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 9 September 1954
- Time
- 01:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,243
- Injuries
- 5,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 20,000
- Estimated Damage
- 6 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Algeria
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth