- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 20, 2006 CE
- Location:
- Algeria, Northern
- Magnitude:
- 4.9 Ms
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 4
- Injuries:
- 9
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: Ms 4.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.41
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.24
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.47
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.47
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.82
Other earthquake records of 2006 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Bantul, Yogyakarta · Mw 6.3 · 6,234 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · Mw 7.7 · 802 deaths
- Iran, Western: Borujerd, Dorud · Mw 6.1 · 70 deaths
- China, Yanjin · Mw 4.9 · 22 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera: Northern, Muarasipongi · Mw 5.8 · 7 deaths
- Mozambique · Mw 7 · 4 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 2006 CE Earthquake — Algeria, Northern happen?
- March 20, 2006 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: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.