1791 Earthquake: Melilla, Morocco
An earthquake struck Melilla, Morocco in 1791.
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
- 1791
- Place
- Melilla, Morocco
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.300° N, 2.970° 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 22, 1522, Fez, Almeria, Morocco, Spain
- February 24, 2004, Al Hoceima, Imzourene, Beni Abdallah, Morocco
- August 25, 1804, Almeria, Dalias, Roquetas, Spain
- December 22, 1999, Ain Temouchent, Northern, Algeria
- January 13, 1804, Dalias, Almeria, Spain
- January 25, 2016, Melilla, Morocco
- 1579, Melilla, Morocco
- 1660, Melilla, Morocco
- April 1808, Melilla, Morocco
- April 8, 1821, Melilla, Morocco
- February 1848, Melilla, Morocco
- October 27, 1910, Penon DE LA Gomera, Melilla, Canary I, Morocco
- February 16, 1930, Off Southern Coast, Spain
- March 29, 1954, Spain
More
Significant earthquakes of 1791The 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 1507.