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Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria

Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria

Date
29 Oct 1990
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake devastated the Northern African country of Algeria on 29 October 1990. It claimed the lives of 30 people. This was a rather mild earthquake compared to others that have ravaged the country before and after this specific one. The latest earthquake to hit the country was in 2012, while the most devastating ever recorded was in 1716 .It measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale and claimed 20 000 lives. Algeria is one of the few earthquake prone countries in Africa. 

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  1. 01Anon, List of important earthquakes in Algeria between 1365 and 1990,  [online] Available at iisee.kenken.go.jp [Accessed: on 28 October 2013]
  2. 02Mail Online, 530 die in Algeria earthquake from Mail Online ,[online] Available at: www.dailymail.co.uk [Accessed: 28 October 2013]  

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2012, October 25). Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093892

South African History Online (2012) 'Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria', South African History Online, 25 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093892 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093892, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria." South African History Online, 25 Oct. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093892. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Thirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria." South African History Online. October 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093892.

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