1915 Asmara earthquake

1915 Asmara earthquake

The 1915 Asmara Earthquake was a seismic movement that took place outside Asmara, Eritrea on September 23, 1915. Seismic details of the event were not recorded (prior to the installation of seismic equipment). [cite book|last=Gouin |first=Pierre|title= Earthquake History of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa|publisher=International Development Research Centre|date=1979|isbn = 0889361940] The event did however cause panic among the inhabitants and slight damage. The earthquake is described by experts as being of relatively large magnitude. [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]

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