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

, Mag 6.8, 2,266 fatalities

Greece, 08 June 2008, Magnitude 6.3 - 2 killed, 240 injured

Morocco, 24 Feb 2004, Magnitude 6.4 - 600 fatalities

Northern Algeria, 21 May 2003, Mag 6.8 approx 2,300 killed, 10,000 injured

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