November 2, 1875 Earthquake: Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia

Name: November 2, 1875 Earthquake: Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia
Start: 1875-11-02
Location: Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia

November 2, 1875 · M6.2 · Deaths: some

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia on November 2, 1875.

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: November 2, 1875
Place: Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia
Magnitude: 6.2
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 16.000° N, 38.500° E
Country: Eritrea

The toll

Deaths: Some (about 51 to 100)
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.

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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 2241.