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Historic Earthquake
1960 Agadir Earthquake
29 February 1960 · Agadir · Morocco
On 29 February 1960 at 23:40 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Morocco (Agadir), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the African Plate. It killed at least 13,100 people and injured 25,000. It is the 28th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 29 February 1960
- Time
- 23:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13,100
- Injuries
- 25,000
- Estimated Damage
- 120 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Morocco
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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