May 6, 1773 Earthquake: Tangiers, Morocco
An earthquake struck Tangiers, Morocco on May 6, 1773. It caused a tsunami.
Map
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
- May 6, 1773
- Place
- Tangiers, Morocco
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 35.800° N, 5.830° W
- Country
- Morocco
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
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.
(Location is approximate.) Event triggered a tsunami in Algiers, Tangiers, and north coast of Africa. Reference #1879: "About twenty shocks. The tremulous motion between the shocks lasted from six to seven seconds to half a minute."
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 24, 2004, Al Hoceima, Imzourene, Beni Abdallah, Morocco
- January 29, 1909, Tetuan (Tetouan),romars, Morocco
- October 9, 1680, Malaga, Spain
- April 5, 1504, Carmona, Spain
- January 25, 2016, Melilla, Morocco
- 1777, Tangier,sale, Morocco
- 1276, El Araish (Larache), Morocco
- 216 BC, Cadiz, Spain
- August 14, 1978, Spain
- 1464, Sevilla (Seville), Spain
- May 26, 881, Spain, Algeria, Morocco
More
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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 1414.