|countries affected = Eritrea
|damage = Severe [3]
|tsunami =
|casualties = Some [3]
}}The 1921 Massawa earthquake took place off the coast of Massawa, Eritrea on August 14 with a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The first aftershock after the initial earthquake was of similar magnitude. Significant damage was caused to the harbour at Massawa with a number of deaths reported.[1] Aftershocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare.
See also
- List of earthquakes in 1921
- List of earthquakes in Eritrea
References
1. ^{{cite book|last=Ambraseys|first=N.|authorlink=Nicholas Ambraseys|last2=Melville|first2=C.P.|last3=Adams|first3=R.D.|title=The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1994|isbn=978-0-521-39120-7}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year=1972|type=Data Set}}