January 2, 1365 Earthquake: Algiers, Algeria
An earthquake struck Algiers, Algeria on January 2, 1365. It caused a tsunami.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 2, 1365
- Place
- Algiers, Algeria
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.800° N, 3.000° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
January 2, 1365, Alboran Sea, Algeria. The earthquake destroyed the town of Algiers almost completely; most of the town fell down, and so many people were killed that the Berber tribes were able to occupy it. The earthquake was accompanied by approximately one hundred shocks during the night, further shocks causing no damage were felt in the town over the next year. The sea waves originated after the earthquake and flooded part of the town [Algiers] up to a significant height. People were drowned. (reference #2130).
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- March 2, 1825, Blida, Algiers, Algeria
- October 10, 1980, Northern, Algeria
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, Orleansville, Algeria
- January 2, 1867, El Affroun, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- January 15, 1891, Bourava, Gouraya, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria
- June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, Algeria
- May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, Algeria
- May 14, 2010, Beni Yellman, Northern, Algeria
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 8150.