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List of earthquakes in Eritrea

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This is a list of earthquakes in Eritrea:

Date Region M MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
1773-11-29 Ethiopia–Eritrea Some NGDC[1]
1875-11-02 Ethiopia–Eritrea Some Severe damage NGDC[2]
1884-07-20 Massawa–Muncullo 6.2 Moderate damage / tsunami / many houses destroyed NGDC[3]
1913-02-27 Asmara VI
1915-09-23 Asmara 5.8 Ms, 6.2 Mw VI M 6.2[4]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NGDC 1972
  2. ^ NGDC 1972
  3. ^ NGDC 1972
  4. ^ "M 6.2 – Eritrea-Ethiopia border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-03.

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