- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 12, 1946 CE
- Location:
- Algeria, Hodna Mountains
- Magnitude:
- 5.6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 264
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.74
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.96
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.74
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.91
Other earthquake records of 1946 CE
- Dominican Republic, Northeastern Coast · Mw 7.9 · 1,790 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: S Coast · Mw 8.3 · 1,362 deaths
- Turkey, Ustukran · Mw 5.9 · 840 deaths
- Peru, Jocaibamba, Cerro Angaschaj, Cerro Sillapata · M 7.3 · 800 deaths
- Turkmenistan · M 7.5 · 400 deaths
- Alaska, Unimak Island · Mw 8.6 · 168 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1946 CE Earthquake — Algeria, Hodna Mountains happen?
- February 12, 1946 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 264. Historical death tolls vary by source.