List of earthquakes in Algeria

Earthquakes in Algeria occur in the north part of the country, usually north of 35° N. latitude, and occasionally as submarine earthquakes in the Mediterranean Sea. On at least one occasion, this type of event has generated a destructive tsunami.

Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900-2016) in Mediterranean Sea.

Earthquakes
Date Region Coords Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
2022-03-19 Béjaïa 36.856°N 5.207°E / 36.856; 5.207 5.2 Mw  VIII 30 Several homes damaged [1][2][3]
2021-12-28 Skikda 36.738°N 6.862°E / 36.738; 6.862 4.3 Mw III Many buildings damaged [4][5]
2021-03-18 Béjaïa 36.921°N 5.201°E / 36.921; 5.201 6.0 Mw VII 60 2,000 buildings damaged [6]
2020-11-22 Skikda 36.664°N 6.863°E / 36.664; 6.863 5.1 Mw VI Several Buildings damaged [7][8]
2020-08-07 Mila 36.550°N 6.271°E / 36.550; 6.271 5.0 Mw  VII Severe damage [9]
2018-01-02 Blida 36.383°N 2.547°E / 36.383; 2.547 4.7 Mw VI 2 Some damage [10]
2016-05-28 Bouïra 36.351°N 3.517°E / 36.351; 3.517 5.4 Mw V 28 [11]
2014-08-01 Algiers 36.85°N 3.16°E / 36.85; 3.16 5.5 Mw VII 6 420 [12]
2013-07-17 Blida 36.534°N 3.086°E / 36.534; 3.086 4.8 Mw VI 11 Many buildings damaged [13]
2013-05-19 Béjaïa 36.703°N 5.261°E / 36.703; 5.261 5.0 Mw VI 5 Some houses damaged [14]
2010-05-14 Bouïra 35.9°N 4.12°E / 35.9; 4.12 5.3 Mw VII 2 43 Sequence
2008-06-06 Oran 35.88°N 0.66°E / 35.88; 0.66 5.5 Mw VI 1 30 Rockfall [15]
2008-01-09 Oran 35.62°N 0.57°E / 35.62; 0.57 4.6 Mb 1 Several buildings damaged [16]
2006-03-20 Béjaïa 36.62°N 5.33°E / 36.62; 5.33 5.2 Mw 4 9 [17]
2003-05-27 Boumerdès 36.94°N 3.58°E / 36.94; 3.58 5.8 Mw 9 200 Tsunami [18]
2003-05-21 Boumerdès 36.91°N 3.71°E / 36.91; 3.71 6.8 Mw X 2,266 10,261 Tsunami
1999-12-22 Aïn Témouchent 35.2°N 1.35°W / 35.2; -1.35 5.6 Mw VII 22–24 175
1994-08-18 Mascara 35.52°N 0.11°E / 35.52; 0.11 5.9 Mw 159 289 [19]
1989-10-29 36.75°N 2.44°E / 36.75; 2.44 5.6 Ms Additional casualties and damage [20]
1989-10-29 Tipaza 36.77°N 2.39°E / 36.77; 2.39 5.9 Mw VIII 22–35 184–700
1988-10-31 Blida 36.44°N 2.76°E / 36.44; 2.76 5.6 Mw  VII 57 Severe damage [21]
1987-01-26 Mohammadia 35.96°N 1.37°E / 35.96; 1.37 4.9 Mb 1 7 629 homes damaged [22]
1985-10-27 Constantine–Skikda 36.46°N 6.76°E / 36.46; 6.76 5.8 Mw 6 [23]
1980-10-10 Chlef 36.2°N 1.37°E / 36.2; 1.37 7.1 Mw X 2,633–5,000 8,369–9,000 Extreme damage / tsunami
1975-07-11 36.32°N 5.24°E / 36.32; 5.24 4.3 Mb 1 18 Moderate damage NGDC
1968-02-25 36.08°N 5.07°W / 36.08; -5.07 4.9 Ms VIII 1 4 Limited damage NGDC
1967-07-13 35.5°N 0.1°W / 35.5; -0.1 5.0 Ms 10 15 Limited damage NGDC
1965-01-01 M'Sila 35.7°N 4.4°E / 35.7; 4.4 5.5 Ms 4 350 Moderate damage NGDC
1960-02-21 36°N 4.1°E / 36; 4.1 5.6 Ms 47 88 Moderate damage NGDC
1959-11-07 Boumedfaâ 36.38°N 2.55°E / 36.38; 2.55 4.9 Ms VIII 2 300 million Francs [24]
1954-09-09 Chlef 36.27°N 1.59°E / 36.27; 1.59 6.7 Mw XI 1,243–1,409 5,000 Severe damage / tsunami
1947-08-06 Annaba 37°N 8°E 5.3 Ms IX 3 3 Moderate damage NGDC
1946-02-12 Hodna Mountains 35.75°N 5°E / 35.75; 5 5.6 Ms IX 264 Severe damage NGDC
1924-03-16 Batna 35.10°N 5.20°E / 35.10; 5.20 5.6 Mw IX 101 Severe damage [25]
1910-06-24 36°N 4°E 6.4 Ms XI 12 Limited damage NGDC
1891-01-15 Tipaza 36.5°N 1.8°E / 36.5; 1.8 X 36 Moderate damage / tsunami NGDC
1887-11-29 Kalaa 35.58°N 0.33°E / 35.58; 0.33 X 20 Severe damage NGDC
1885-12-03 M'Sila 36.1°N 4.6°E / 36.1; 4.6 5.9 Mw IX 33 Severe damage NGDC
1869-11-16 Biskra 34.9°N 5.9°E / 34.9; 5.9 X 40 Moderate damage NGDC
1867-01-02 El Affroun 36.4°N 2.7°E / 36.4; 2.7 X 70 100 Moderate damage NGDC
1856-08-22 37.1°N 5.7°E / 37.1; 5.7 IX 3 Tsunami
1825-03-02 Blida 36.2°N 2.8°E / 36.2; 2.8 X 7,000 Extreme damage NGDC
1790-10-09 Oran 35.7°N 0.6°W / 35.7; -0.6 X 3,000 Severe damage / tsunami NGDC
May 1716 Algiers 36.8°N 3°E / 36.8; 3 20,000 Extreme damage NGDC
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

References
  1. "M 5.2 - 15 km NE of Bejaïa, Algeria". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  2. "Algerie: plus de peur que de mal après un séisme à Bejaia" [Algeria: more fear than harm after an earthquake in Bejaia]. algerie-eco.com (in French). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. "Séisme de Médéa : la protection civile dévoile le bilan des dégâts". algerie-eco.com (in French). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. "M 4.3 - 15 km SSW of Skikda, Algeria". United States Geological Survey. December 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. "Séisme à Skikda: des dégâts matériels dans des habitations". reporters.dz (in French). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. USGS. "M 6.0 - 21 km NNE of Bejaïa, Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  7. "Algérie : Les premiers dégâts du séisme de Skikda connus". Observ'Algérie (in French). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. "Starkes Erdbeben erschüttert Algerien" (in German).
  9. "M 5.0 - 3 km NNE of Sidi Mérouane, Algeria". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  10. "M 4.7 - 11km SW of El Affroun, Algeria". United States Geological Survey. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  11. AfricaNews. "5.3 magnitude earthquake injures 28 people in Algeria's Medea | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  12. "M5.5 - 11km N of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria". United States Geological Survey. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  13. USGS. "M 4.8 - 0 km SSE of Bougara, Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  14. USGS. "M 5.0 - 16 km ESE of Bejaïa, Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  15. USGS. "M5.5 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  16. USGS. "M4.6 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  17. USGS. "M5.2 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  18. USGS. "M5.8 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  19. USGS. "M5.9 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  20. USGS. "M5.6 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  21. "M 5.6 - 2 km SE of Chiffa, Algeria". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  22. USGS. "M4.9 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  23. USGS. "M5.8 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.
  24. Benouar, D. (1994), "The Bou Medfaa (Algeria) earthquake of 7 November 1959", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 12 (8): 451, doi:10.1016/0267-7261(93)90029-Q
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