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Historic Earthquake
1980 El Asnam Earthquake
10 October 1980 · Northern · Algeria
On 10 October 1980 at 12:25 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Algeria (Northern), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 15 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 5,000 people and injured 9,000. 250,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 56th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 10 October 1980
- Time
- 12:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5,000
- Injuries
- 9,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 250,000
- Estimated Damage
- 5.2 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.7 m wave)
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Algeria
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19891989 Chenoua Earthquake · M 5.730 deaths
- 1967Near Sig · M 5.010 deaths
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- 19541954 Chlef Earthquake · M 6.71,243 deaths
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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