- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 9, 1954 CE
- Location:
- Algeria, El Asnam
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4
Other earthquake records of 1954 CE
- Afghanistan, Northern · 2,000 deaths
- Algeria, Orleansville · Mw 6.7 · 1,243 deaths
- Greece, Sophades (Karditsa) · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Greece · M 7 · 25 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi · M 6.8 · 13 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Mw 6.1 · 6 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 1954 CE Earthquake — Algeria, El Asnam happen?
- September 9, 1954 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.