- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 10, 1980 CE
- Location:
- 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 mb
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7.581
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 6.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.79
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.09
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.7
Other earthquake records of 1980 CE
- Algeria, Northern · Mw 7.1 · 5,000 deaths
- Italy, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples · Ms 6.9 · 4,689 deaths
- Mexico, S, Huajapan De Leon, Oaxaca · Ms 6.4 · 300 deaths
- Nepal-India, Pithoragarh · Ms 6.5 · 200 deaths
- Azores, Terceira, Angra Do Heroismo · Mw 6.9 · 69 deaths
- Washington, Mt St Helens · Ms 5.2 · 61 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.2 - 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria (1980 CE) happen?
- October 10, 1980 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.