1921 Massawa earthquake

1921 Massawa earthquake

The 1921 Massawa Earthquake was a seismic movement that took place off the coast of Massawa, Eritrea on 1921-08-14. 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. [cite book|last=Ambrayses |first=Nicholas|coauthors = Melville, C.P., Adams, R.D.|title=The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1994|isbn = 0-521-39120-2] After shocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare

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