1856 Djijelli earthquakes

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|title = 1856 Jijel earthquakes

|pre-1900 = yes

|local-date = 21 & 22 August 1856

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|relief = yes

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|lat = 35.9

|long = 4.12

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|countries affected = Algeria

|intensity = {{MMI|IX}}

|tsunami = Yes

|casualties = 3 dead

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The 1856 Jijel earthquakes occurred on August 21 and 22 near the coastal area of northern Algeria around the city of Jijel (known as Djidjelli during the colonial period). The magnitude of the two shocks are unknown, but each had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Each of these high intensity shocks were felt as far as Genoa in Northern Italy and were followed by a tsunami that affected the Mediterranean Sea. Three people were killed as a result of the second event.

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{{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2006|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}}

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1856 Djijelli earthquakes

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