The 1913 Asmara earthquake took place outside
Asmara,
Eritrea on 27 February. The data as to the magnitude of the earthquake is imprecise due to the frequency and magnitude of aftershocks, but a maximum felt intensity of VI (Strong) on the
Mercalli intensity scale was recorded at Asmara.
The "felt" area of the earthquake extended into Northern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
as well as
Kassala
Kassala ( ar, كسلا) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. Its 2008 population was recorded to be 419,030. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market town and is famous for its fruit gardens.
Many of its inhabit ...
in
Sudan. The earthquake caused significant damage in Asmara (VI),
Keren (IV),
Massawa (V) and
Adi Ugri (V).
See also
*
List of earthquakes in 1913
*
List of earthquakes in Eritrea
This is a list of earthquakes in Eritrea:
See also
* Geology of Eritrea
References
Sources
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References
1913 Asmara
1913 earthquakes
1913 disasters in Africa
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