1921 Massawa earthquake

1921 Massawa earthquake
	Asmara
UTC time	1921-08-14 13:15:28
ISC event	912292
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 14, 1921
Local time	16:15:28
Magnitude	6.1 Mw
Depth	15 km (9 mi)
Epicenter	15°10′N 40°54′E / 15.16°N 40.9°E
Areas affected	Eritrea
Total damage	Severe
Max. intensity	MMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties	Some

The 1921 Massawa earthquake took place off the coast of Massawa, Eritrea, on August 14 with a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The first aftershock after the initial earthquake was of similar magnitude. Significant damage was caused to the harbour at Massawa with a number of deaths reported.^[3] Aftershocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
^ ^a ^b ^c National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
^ Ambraseys, N.; Melville, C.P.; Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39120-7.

This Eritrea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1921_Massawa_earthquake
Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.

[ISC-GEM-1] ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre

[NGDC-2] National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

[3] Ambraseys, N.; Melville, C.P.; Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39120-7.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Earthquakes in the 1920s
1920	Veracruz (6.4, Jan 3) † Gori (6.2, Feb 20) † Garfagnana (6.5, Sep 7) † Haiyuan (7.8, Dec 16) †‡ Mendoza (6.0, Dec 17)
1921	Massawa (6.1, August 14)† ‡ Sevier Valley (6.3/5.7/6.3, Sep 29/Oct 1)
1923	1st Kamchatka (8.4, February 3) Renda (7.0, March 24)† 2nd Kamchatka (8.2, April 13)† Great Kantō (8.1, September 1)† ‡
1925	Charlevoix–Kamouraska (6.2, Feb 28) Dali (7.0, Mar 16) †‡ Montana (6.9, June 27) Santa Barbara (6.8, June 29)
1927	Ljubinje (6.0, Feb 14) Kita Tango (7.0, Mar 7) † Mendoza (7.1, Apr 14) † Gulang (7.6, May 22) †‡ Jericho (6.3, July 11) † Crimea (6.7, Sep 11) Lompoc (7.3, Nov 4)
1928	Chirpan–Plovdiv (7.1/7.1, Apr 14/Apr 18) † Chachapoyas (7.2, May 14) Talca (7.6, Dec 1) †‡
1929	Cumaná (6.9, Jan 17) † Arthur's Pass (7.1, Mar 9) Kopet Dag (7.2, May 1) †‡ Suşehri (6.3, May 18) † Murchison (7.8, June 17) Grand Banks (7.2, Nov 18)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

v t e Earthquakes in Africa
Historical	1068 Near East (≥ 7.0) 1624 Fez earthquake (6.0) 1716 Algiers (7.0) 1754 Cairo (6.6) 1755 Meknes (7.0) 1761 Morocco (8.5) 1790 Oran (6.0) 1825 Blida (7.0) 1856 Djijelli (IX) 1856 Middle East (7.7–8.2)
20th century	1913 Asmara (VI) 1915 Asmara (VI) 1921 Massawa (6.1) 1954 Chlef (6.7) 1955 Alexandria (6.3) 1960 Agadir (5.8) 1963 Marj (5.6) 1969 Tulbagh (6.3) 1966 Toro (6.8) 1969 Portugal (7.9) 1969 Sharm El Sheikh (6.6) 1980 El Asnam (7.1) 1983 Guinea (6.3) 1989 Malawi (6.3) 1989 Chenoua (5.9) 1990 South Sudan (7.1) 1992 Cairo (5.8) 1994 Mascara (5.9) 1995 Gulf of Aqaba (7.3) 1999 Aïn Témouchent (5.6)
21st century	2002 Kalehe (6.2) 2003 Boumerdès (6.8) 2004 Al Hoceima (6.3) 2005 Lake Tanganyika (6.8) 2006 Mozambique (7.0) 2008 Lake Kivu (5.9) 2009 Karonga (6.0) 2010 Beni-Ilmane (5.3) 2011 Nabro (5.7) 2014 Orkney (5.5) 2015 South Kivu (5.8) 2016 Tanzania (5.9) 2017 Botswana (6.5) 2023 Morocco (6.8)

See also

References