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1957 Tunisia Earthquake
20 February 1957 · Sidi Abid, Sidi Touil (La Medja) · Tunisia
On 20 February 1957 at 04:41 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Tunisia (Sidi Abid, Sidi Touil (La Medja)). It occurred on the African Plate, 151 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 13 people and injured 96.
- Date
- 20 February 1957
- Time
- 04:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 96
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Tunisia
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth