1989 Chenoua earthquake

The 1989 Chenoua earthquake occurred on October 29 at 19:09:15 local time in northern Algeria. The dip-slip event had a moment magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 22 were killed and many were injured with total losses of $5 million.

1989 Chenoua earthquake

Algiers Oran
UTC time	Doublet earthquake:
	1989-10-29 19:09:15
	1989-10-29 19:21:54
ISC event
	391121
	391124
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	October 29, 1989 (1989-10-29)
Local time
	20:09:15
	20:21:54
Magnitude
	5.9 Mw
	5.9 Mw
Depth	10 km (6 mi) [1]
Epicenter	36.77°N 2.39°E / 36.77; 2.39 [1]
Fault	Mt. Chenoua [2]
Type	Reverse [3]
Total damage	$5 million [3]
Max. intensity	VIII (Severe) [4]
Casualties	22–35 dead [3] 184–700 injured [3] 15,000 displaced [3]

References

1. ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
2. Yeats, R. S.; Sieh, K. E.; Allen, C. R. (1997). The Geology of Earthquakes. Oxford University Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-19-507827-5.
3. USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
4. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

Further reading

• Haddar, Fatiha (1990), "The Chenoua (Algeria) Earthquake of 29 October 1989", Disasters, 14 (4): 343–353, doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.1990.tb01079.x
• Bounif, A.; Bezzeghoud, M.; Dorbath, L.; Legrand, D.; Deschamps, A.; Rivera, L.; Benhallou, H. (2003), "Seismic source study of the 1989, October 29, Chenoua (Algeria) earthquake from aftershocks, broad-band and strong ground motion records", Annals of Geophysics, 46 (4), doi:10.4401/ag-4370

External links

• M6.0 – northern Algeria – United States Geological Survey
• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.