- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 20, 1957 CE
- Location:
- Tunisia, Sidi Abid, Sidi Touil (La Medja), Cailloux
- Magnitude:
- 5.6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 13
- Injuries:
- 96
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 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 5.41
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.51
Other earthquake records of 1957 CE
- Iran, Farsinaj · Mw 6.5 · 1,200 deaths
- Iran, Hazanderan, Abegarm · Mw 6.6 · 1,100 deaths
- Mexico, Acapulco, Mexico City · Ms 7.9 · 65 deaths
- Turkey, Abant · Mw 7.1 · 52 deaths
- Mongolia · Mw 8.1 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor) · Mw 7.3 · 18 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 1957 CE Earthquake — Tunisia, Sidi Abid, Sidi Touil (La Medja), Cailloux happen?
- February 20, 1957 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: 13. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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