1955 Alexandria earthquake

Earthquake affecting Egypt 1955 Alexandria earthquake 1955-09-12 06:09:28 889914 iscgem889914 1955 09 12 08:09:28 Mediterranean s y 6.3 25 kmOn the canalization of seismic energy P. Caloi Annals of Geophysics 2011 17 4 10.4401/ag-5221 free 32.2 N 29.6 E Egypt 18 deaths, 89 injuries 1955 Alexandria earthquake.jpg USGS ShakeMap The 1955 Alexandria earthquake occurred on September 12 at 06:09 UTC. The epicenter was located in the eastern Mediterranean, offshore of Alexandria, Egypt.http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/13_2255.pdf Seismic hazard evaluation using strain energy release in Egypt 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2004 1 September 2013 El-Hamamy S.T. The earthquake had a magnitude of Ms 6.3.Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead September 29, 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set Damage was reported in the Nile Delta between Alexandria and Cairo. About 300 adobe houses were badly damaged around Lake Idku. The earthquake caused 18 deaths and 89 injuries, with 40 houses completely collapsed and about 420 houses ruined.The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review https://books.google.com/books?id=fxnnk2inWT0C&pg=PA88 N. N. Ambraseys Nicholas Ambraseys C. P. Melville R. D. Adams 2005 Cambridge University Press 978-0521020251 88 The earthquake could also be felt in Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, and Greece. See also List of earthquakes in 1955 List of earthquakes in Egypt References External links 889914 Alexandria earthquake, 1955 Alexandria earthquake Alexandria earthquake Earthquake, 1955 Category:Earthquakes in Egypt Category:1955 disasters in Africa