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Earthquakes in Europe & North Africa

Earthquakes of Mag 5.5 & above, Jan 1990 to Dec 2004

Earthquake depths

Purple 0-33km, Blue 33-70km, Green 70-170km, Yellow 170-300km, Red, 300km+

Map prepared using facilities of IRIS website - 887 events plotted

Recent significant earthquakes of Europe & North Africa

Morocco, 24 Feb 2004, Magnitude 6.4 - 600 fatalities

Algeria, 21 May 2003, Mag 6.8, 2,266 fatalities

Italy, 26 Sept 1997, Mag 5.6  - 10 killed, extensive damage to church of St. Francis of Assisi

Morocco, 29 Feb, 1960 - Mag 6.7 approx 12,000 killed
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