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Historic Earthquake
1994 Algeria Earthquake
18 August 1994 · Mascara · Algeria
On 18 August 1994 at 01:13 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Algeria (Mascara), at a depth of 9 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 44 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 171 people.
- Date
- 18 August 1994
- Time
- 01:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 9 km
- Deaths
- 171
- 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