1921 Massawa earthquake
15°10′N 40°54′E / 15.16°N 40.9°E / 15.16; 40.9 [1]Areas affected Eritrea Total damage Severe [2] Max. intensity MMI VIII (Severe) [2] Casualties Some [2] 1920 1921 1923 1925 1927 1928 1929
The 1921 Massawa earthquake took place off the coast of Massawa, Eritrea, on August 14 with a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The first aftershock after the initial earthquake was of similar magnitude. Significant damage was caused to the harbour at Massawa with a number of deaths reported.[3] Aftershocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare.
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ Ambraseys, N.; Melville, C.P.; Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39120-7.
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Earthquakes in the 1920s
- Veracruz (6.4, Jan 3) †
- Gori (6.2, Feb 20) †
- Garfagnana (6.5, Sep 7) †
- Haiyuan (7.8, Dec 16) †‡
- Mendoza (6.0, Dec 17)
- Massawa (6.1, August 14)† ‡
- Sevier Valley (6.3/5.7/6.3, Sep 29/Oct 1)
- 1st Kamchatka (8.4, February 3)
- Renda (7.0, March 24)†
- 2nd Kamchatka (8.2, Apr 13)†
- Torbat-e Heydarieh (6.0, May 25)†
- Great Kantō (8.1, September 1)† ‡
- Charlevoix–Kamouraska (6.2, Feb 28)
- Dali (7.0, Mar 16) †‡
- Montana (6.9, June 27)
- Santa Barbara (6.8, June 29)
- Chirpan–Plovdiv (7.1/7.1, Apr 14/Apr 18) †
- Chachapoyas (7.2, May 14)
- Talca (7.6, Dec 1) †‡
- Cumaná (6.9, Jan 17) †
- Arthur's Pass (7.1, Mar 9)
- Kopet Dag (7.2, May 1) †‡
- Suşehri (6.3, May 18) †
- Murchison (7.8, June 17)
- Grand Banks (7.2, Nov 18)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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