List of earthquakes in Eritrea

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This is a list of earthquakes in Eritrea:

DateRegionM MMI DeathsInjuriesComments
1773-11-29Ethiopia–EritreaSomeNGDC [1]
1875-11-02Ethiopia–EritreaSomeSevere damageNGDC [2]
1884-07-20Massawa–Muncullo6.2Moderate damage / tsunami / many houses destroyedNGDC [3]
1913-02-27 AsmaraVI
1915-09-23 Asmara5.8 Ms, 6.2 Mw VIM 6.2 [4]
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References

  1. ↑ NGDC 1972
  2. ↑ NGDC 1972
  3. ↑ NGDC 1972
  4. ↑ "M 6.2 - Eritrea-Ethiopia border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-03.

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