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Historic Tsunami
1954 Algeria Tsunami
9 September 1954 · Sea of Alboran · Algeria
On 9 September 1954 at 01:04 UTC, a tsunami formed near Sea of Alboran, Algeria. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 0.3 m high. It was observed at 4 locations, up to 632 km from its source. It killed at least 1,243 people and injured 5,000. It is the 45th deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 9 September 1954
- Time
- 01:04 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.7
- Highest Wave
- 0.3 m
- Observation Sites
- 4
- Furthest Reach
- 632 km
- Deaths
- 1,243
- Injuries
- 5,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 20,000
- Estimated Damage
- 6 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Algeria
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1954 Chlef Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.3 mMalaga · Spain · 541 km
- 0.3 mAlicante · Spain · 295 km
- 0.1 mCeuta · Spain · 624 km
- 0.1 mAlgeciras · Spain · 632 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2016Morocco · 0.0 m1 deaths
- 2006Ciutadella, Menorca Island, Spain · 5.0 m
- 2003Algiers, Algeria · 0.1 m9 deaths
- 2003North Algeria, Algeria · 3.0 m2,287 deaths
- 1980El Asnam, Algeria · 0.7 m5,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth