1921 Massawa earthquake

1921 Massawa earthquake 1921-08-14 13:15:28 912292 iscgem912292 August 14, 1921 16:15:28 Eritrea 6.1 w y 15 km mi 0 on VIII 15.16 40.9 inline,title Eritrea Severe Some 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.Ambraseys N. Nicholas Ambraseys Melville C.P. Adams R.D. The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review Cambridge University Press 1994 978-0-521-39120-7 Aftershocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare. See also List of earthquakes in Eritrea References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2017 International Seismological Centre Version 4.0 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 Category:Massawa 1921 Massawa Earthquakes in the 20th century Category:History of the Red Sea Category:1921 disasters in Africa Category:August 1921 in Africa Category:1921 in Eritrea