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2003 Boumerdes earthquake vs 1968 Gujarat Monsoon Rain

2003 Boumerdes earthquake
1968 Gujarat Monsoon Rain
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2003 Boumerdes earthquake

Total costsN/A
Deaths 2266

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The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerdès Province, approximately 60 km east of the capital Algiers. The quake was the strongest to hit Algeria in more than twenty years – since 1980, when a magnitude 7.1 earthquake resulted in at least 2,633 deaths.

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1968 Gujarat Monsoon Rain

Total costsN/A
Deaths 4892

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