1777 Earthquake: Tangier,sale, Morocco
An earthquake struck Tangier,sale, Morocco in 1777.
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
- 1777
- Place
- Tangier,sale, Morocco
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.500° N, 5.400° W
- Country
- Morocco
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 19, 1755, Meknes, Fes, Morocco
- February 24, 2004, Al Hoceima, Imzourene, Beni Abdallah, Morocco
- January 29, 1909, Tetuan (Tetouan),romars, Morocco
- October 9, 1680, Malaga, Spain
- January 13, 1804, Dalias, Almeria, Spain
- January 25, 2016, Melilla, Morocco
- May 6, 1773, Tangiers, Morocco
- 1276, El Araish (Larache), Morocco
- 216 BC, Cadiz, Spain
- 1624, Fes (Fez),meknes, Morocco
- December 18, 1926, Fes (Fez), Morocco
- August 14, 1978, Spain
More
Significant earthquakes of 1777The 1700sRecent earthquakes near here
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 1431.