List of earthquakes in Eritrea

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This is a list of earthquakes in Eritrea:

DateRegionM MMI DeathsInjuriesComments
1733-11-29Ethiopia–EritreaSomeNGDC [1]
1861-05-07--some
1875-11-02Ethiopia–Eritrea6.2SomeSevere damageNGDC [1]
1884-07-20Massawa–Muncullo6.2Moderate damage / tsunami / many houses destroyedNGDC [1]
1913-02-27 AsmaraVI5.8
1915-09-23 Asmara Ms, 6.2 Mw VIM 6.2
1921-08-14 massawa6.0severe | some
1945-03-31AsmaraIv6.2
1961-06-02amharaVI6.130
1973-04-01DjiboutivII5.9
1977-12-28red sea6.6
1982-12-13 yemen6.328,00
1989-08-20Djibouti6.56
2013-07-08Eritrea-arabia5.5
2022-12-26Asmara5.5
2024-04-28massawa5.0
2025-02-22Asmara4.6

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References

  1. 1 2 3 NGDC 1972
  2. "M 6.2 – Eritrea-Ethiopia border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-03.

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